# Incident 19870719078029I: Cessna 182R, Plymouth, IN, July 19, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1987, 16:15 local time
- Place: Plymouth, IN
- Airport: Plymouth Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3651° N, 86.3003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PLYMOUTH MUNI (C65), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3651&lon=-86.3003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9317H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9317H-1988-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182R (registry code 2072731, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182R
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 190 total, 86 in this make and model, 74 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870719078029I

## Narrative

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

WIRE TO CARBURETOR ICE DETECTOR BEHIND PANEL CHAFED SHORTED ON THROTTLE CABLE OVERHEATED PLASTIC WITH FIRE. LAND OK

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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