# Accident 19901205053119A: Cessna 172N, Plano, TX, December 5, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 1990, 07:23 local time
- Place: Plano, TX
- Airport: Dallas North Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0299° N, 96.6698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0299&lon=-96.6698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6297D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6297D-1996-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 244 total, 49 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901205053119A

## Narrative

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

PUMPED THROTTLE TRYING TO START COLD ENGINE. BACKFIRED AND FIRE IN INTAKE. STOPPED CRANKING. AIRCRAFT BURNED.

## 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 FTW91LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA020), Dec 5, 1990: Cessna 172N (N6297D), Plano, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE APPROVED START PROCEDURES WHICH RESULTED IN AN INDUCTION FIRE AND THE DESTRUCTION OF THE AIRPLANE.

## Other reports on N6297D (1)

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

- [Incident 19890226010559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890226010559I), Feb 26, 1989: Cessna 172N (N6297D), Plano, TX, Minor damage. Landed long and ran off the end of the runway. Came to rest in a ditch. Minor damage to aircraft.

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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