# Accident 19931217046969A: Cessna 172N, Bar Harbor, ME, December 17, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1993, 12:30 local time
- Place: Bar Harbor, ME
- Airport: Hancock County-Bar Harbor
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4497° N, 68.3615° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HANCOCK COUNTY/BAR HARBOR (BHB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4497&lon=-68.3615&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5753E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5753E-1994-05-03) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 220 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931217046969A

## Narrative

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

CAUGHT FIRE BURNED ON ENGINE START. CARBURETOR REMOVED FOR EXCHANGE. NO PLACARDS OR FLAG. ADVISED PLANE AVAILABLE.

## 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 NYC94LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA041), Dec 17, 1993: Cessna 172N (N5753E), Bar Harbor, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: A DISCONNECTED FUEL LINE WITH THE CARBURETOR NOT INSTALLED, AND IMPROPER DISPATCH OF THE 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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