# Accident 19840122000979A: Cessna 152, Barre, MA, January 22, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 1984, 14:06 local time
- Place: Barre, MA
- Airport: Barre Hiller
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4230° N, 72.1064° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Barre, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4230&lon=-72.1064&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5536L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 44 total, 30 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840122000979A

## Narrative

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

INFLIGHT ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. HOLE IN CRANKCASE. CONTROLLED GROUND IMPACT AFTER FIRE, SMOKE CAME THRU HEAT DUCT

## 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 NYC84FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA072), Jan 22, 1984: Cessna 152 (N5536L), Barre, MA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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