# Incident 19871121076689I: Cessna 152, Crystal Lake, IL, November 21, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1987, 11:00 local time
- Place: Crystal Lake, IL
- Airport: Lake In The Hills
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2069° N, 88.3227° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKE IN THE HILLS (3CK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2069&lon=-88.3227&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6144Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6144Q-1988-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 570 total, 250 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871121076689I

## Narrative

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

SMELL OF SMOKE IN COCKPIT. DECIDED TO LAND. SHUT ENGINE OFF. RETURNED WITH MECHANIC. FOUND AIRPLANE IN FLAMES.

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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