19801005050059A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Oakdale, CA · October 5, 1980

Date
October 5, 1980 · 10:30 local
Place
Oakdale, CA
Airport
Oakdale
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N80LL
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81DVA04
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
138 total137 in this make and model51 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Engine caught fire during starting attempt. Found loose fuel line connection at firewall.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE DURING STARTING ATTEMPT. FOUND LOOSE FUEL LINE CONNECTION AT FIREWALL.

NTSB investigation

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