19800215002939A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182Q · Salinas, CA · February 15, 1980

Date
February 15, 1980 · 14:40 local
Place
Salinas, CA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2633G
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX80FVM15
Reported as
Cessna 182Q
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,436 total700 in this make and model101 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Smoke in cabin on downwind for runway,landed. Fire in engine compartment. Strainer drain stuck open. Exhaust ignited

As the FAA filed it

SMOKE IN CABIN ON DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY,LANDED. FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. STRAINER DRAIN STUCK OPEN.EXHAUST IGNITED

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.