# Incident 19861222074879I: Cessna 172L, Newport, RI, December 22, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1986, 10:40 local time
- Place: Newport, RI
- Airport: Newport State
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5324° N, 71.2815° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NEWPORT STATE (UUU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5324&lon=-71.2815&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7105Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 240 total, 140 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861222074879I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE DURING START. AIR BOX FIRE EXTINGUISHED BY FIRE DEPARTMENT.

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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