# Accident 19820124002379A: Cessna 172RG, Wheeling, IL, January 24, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 1982, 11:30 local time
- Place: Wheeling, IL
- Airport: Palwuakee
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1299° N, 87.9201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1299&lon=-87.9201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6492V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6492V-2013-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYC O360F1A6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 309 total, 62 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82FEE12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FEE12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820124002379A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE DURING ATTEMPT TO START FOR PURPOSE OF FLIGHT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI82FEE12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FEE12), Jan 24, 1982: Cessna 172RG (N6492V), Wheeling, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6492V (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19820226008989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820226008989I), Feb 26, 1982: Cessna 172RG (N6492V), Chicago, IL. Pilot leveled off, adjusted to cruise power. The engine quit. The plot landed in an open field.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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