# Accident 19930328007439A: Cessna R172K, Fresno, CA, March 28, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1993, 21:15 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7905° N, 119.7594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7905&lon=-119.7594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N758XY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N758XY-1998-09-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Reported engine: CONT IO360KB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 500 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930328007439A

## Narrative

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

FIRE ERUPTED UNDER CABIN FLOOR.PUT OUT BY PILOT. UNSUPPORTED WIRES ABRADED FUEL LINE.ARCED.BURNED HOLE IN FUEL LINE

## 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 LAX93LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA159), Mar 29, 1993: Cessna 172K (N758XY), Fresno, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the improper installation of an electrical wire bundle, and, the chaffing and subsequent arcing of the wires against a fuel line which resulted in a fire.

## Other reports on N758XY (1)

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

- [Incident 19880510025229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880510025229I), May 10, 1988: Cessna R172K (N758XY), Visalia, CA. Had a total loss of power at cruise. Forced landing in a field. Both magnetos were found to be carbon tracking.

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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