# Accident 19860614024229A: Cessna 172M, Pelion, SC, June 14, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1986, 18:00 local time
- Place: Pelion, SC
- Airport: Corporation
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7796° N, 81.2395° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7796&lon=-81.2395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30265, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30265-1991-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,720 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860614024229A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE BACKFIRED DURING START CAUSING A FIRE WHICH DESTROYED AIRCRAFT. PILOT DID NOT CONTINUE CRANKING ENGINE.

## 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 ATL86LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA169), Jun 14, 1986: Cessna 172 (N30265), Pelion, SC, 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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