# Accident 19850529020469A: Cessna TR182, Mesa, AZ, May 29, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1985, 16:13 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Falcon Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4305° N, 111.7100° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4305&lon=-111.7100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737YN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N737YN-1991-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TR182 (registry code 2072735, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tr182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TR182
- Reported engine: LYC O540L3C5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,550 total, 17 in this make and model, 311 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA263) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850529020469A

## Narrative

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

DA1 FLAP SWITCH WIRE RUBBED AGAINST CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL.  SHORTED, STARTED PANEL FIRE.  LANDED SAFELY, BURNED.

## 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 LAX85LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA263), May 29, 1985: Cessna TR 182 (N737YN), Mesa, AZ, 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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