# Accident 19901011045139A: Cessna 172N, Dayton, OH, October 11, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 1990, 12:15 local time
- Place: Dayton, OH
- Airport: Dayton General Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8704° N, 84.1892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8704&lon=-84.1892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2233E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2233E-2012-08-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 251 total, 11 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901011045139A

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE ON RUNUP. TAXIED BACK. ENGINE BACKFIRED AND QUIT. CARBURETOR FIRE ERUPTED. DID NOT ATTEMPT RESTART.

## 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 NYC91LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA009), Oct 11, 1990: Cessna 172N (N2233E), Dayton, OH, destroyed. Probable cause: A CARBURETOR FIRE DUE TO AN ENGINE BACKFIRE. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS IMPROPER REMEDIAL ACTION TAKEN BY THE PILOT TO EXTINGUISH THE ENGINE FIRE.

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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