# Accident 19910531018809A: Cessna 172RG, Point Mugu, CA, May 31, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1991, 19:52 local time
- Place: Point Mugu, CA
- Airport: Point Mugu Nas
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2596° N, 119.5000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2596&lon=-119.5000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9663B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9663B-1993-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYC O360F1A6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 133 total, 2 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA233) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910531018809A

## Narrative

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

FIRE IN FLIGHT,SMOKE IN COCKPIT. EMERGENCY LANDING. EVACUATED. SMOKE INHALATION. STROBE LIGHT WIRES SHORTED.

## 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 LAX91LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA233), Jun 1, 1991: Cessna 172RG (N9663B), Point Magu, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE AIRPLANE'S STROBE LIGHT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WHICH IGNITED THE PLASTIC TUBING OF THE PITOT STATIC SYSTEM CAUSING AN INFLIGHT FIRE AND SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING.

## Other reports on N9663B (2)

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

- [Incident 19870516052469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870516052469I), May 16, 1987: Cessna 172RG (N9663B), Imperial, CA, Minor damage. Nose gear colapsed on takeoff roll, cause undetermined.
- [Incident 19850103001819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850103001819I), Jan 3, 1985: Cessna 172RG (N9663B), El Cajon, CA, Minor damage. Pilot pulled prop through after removing tiedown chains and chocks, engine started. Ran into several planes.

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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