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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172M · Falfurrias, TX · February 24, 1987

Date: February 24, 1987 · 13:51 local
Place: Falfurrias, TX
Airport: Brooks County
Phase of flight: Starting Engines
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5207R
Reported as: Cessna 172M
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 15,100 total5,000 in this make and model270 in the last 90 days

N5207RRegistration cancelled Oct 27, 2004 · Cessna 172MS/N 17263424 · Built 1974 Airframe modelCessna 172M Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Engine caught fire during start. Engine had been flooded.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE DURING START. ENGINE HAD BEEN FLOODED.

Other reports on N5207R · 1

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

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