# Incident 19911113055479I: Cessna 152, Flint, MI, November 13, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 1991, 15:30 local time
- Place: Flint, MI
- Airport: Bishop Intrnational Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0125° N, 83.6875° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flint, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0125&lon=-83.6875&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24278, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24278-2012-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911113055479I

## Narrative

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

ELECTRICAL SHORT IN BARE WIRE CAUSED SPRING COIL TO MELT. FIRE ON CARPET. PILOT PUT OUT FIRE WITH FOOT.

## Other reports on N24278 (1)

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

- [Accident 19850929047939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850929047939A), Sep 29, 1985: Cessna 152 (N24278), Delta, OH, Substantial damage. On landing rollout after nose wheel was lowered the wheel sank into a soft spot. Aircraft flipped over.

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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