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Incident · Destroyed

FAA incident report · Cessna 195A · Santa Ana, CA · January 15, 1986

Date: January 15, 1986 · 11:30 local
Place: Santa Ana, CA
Airport: John Wayne Airport Orange Cou
Phase of flight: Starting Engines
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N9871A
Reported as: Cessna 195A
Reported engine: JACOBP R755A2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,000 total100 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N9871ARegistered now · Cessna 195AS/N 7607 · Built 1950 Airframe modelCessna 195A Engine modelJacobs L4 /R755-7Reciprocating

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What happened

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

Engine backfired during start, fuel in carburetor ignited. Unable to extinguish before interior was gutted.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE BACKFIRED DURING START, FUEL IN CARBURETOR IGNITED. UNABLE TO EXTINGUISH BEFORE INTERIOR WAS GUTTED.

Other reports on N9871A · 1

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

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