# Accident 19830929052439A: Cessna 172K, Brundidge, AL, September 29, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1983, 17:02 local time
- Place: Brundidge, AL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.7094° N, 85.8093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7094&lon=-85.8093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79025, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79025-2013-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,065 total, 700 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA384](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA384) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830929052439A

## Narrative

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

PILOT SMELLED GAS FUMES AND LANDED. DURING INSPECTION ENGINE BURST OUT IN FLAMES.

## 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 ATL83LA384](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA384), Sep 29, 1983: Cessna 172K (N79025), Brundidge, AL, destroyed

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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