# Accident 19910123002949A: Cessna 182A, Warm Springs, GA, January 23, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1991, 13:00 local time
- Place: Warm Springs, GA
- Airport: Roosevelt Memorial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8800° N, 84.6696° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8800&lon=-84.6696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4718D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4718D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,229 total, 532 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910123002949A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE BACKFIRED AND LOST RPM ON RUN UP. FIRE ERUPTED AT FIREWALL AND UNDER DASH. ELECTRICAL SHORT. CRACKED INTAKE.

## 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 ATL91LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA045), Jan 23, 1991: Cessna 182A (N4718D), Warm Springs, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN ELECTRICAL SHORT RELATED TO THE ALTERNATOR FROM AN UNDETERMINED SOURCE.

## Other reports on N4718D (3)

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

- [Incident 20150801012049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150801012049I), Aug 1, 2015: Cessna 182A (N4718D), Henrietta, MO, No damage, 1 fatal. Name: eric daniel lorenz Experience and training of jumper: initial - 4/18/2015, initial - 7/12/2015, partial - 8/1/2015, first jump - 8/1/2015 Club…
- [Incident 20130627010529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130627010529I), Jun 27, 2013: Cessna 182A (N4718D), Clarksdale, MS, Minor damage. Aircraft ran out of fuel in flight. Pilot attempted to land at an agriculture operator airstrip but failed to properly manage altitude and airspeed (energy…
- [Incident 19830305017839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830305017839I), Mar 5, 1983: Cessna 182A (N4718D), Marrietta, PA. Pilot struck an auto on landing approach. No damage to aircraft. Auto damaged.

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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