# Accident 19940706027209A: Propjt 200CINTRCP, Chico, CA, July 6, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1994, 11:45 local time
- Place: Chico, CA
- Airport: Chico Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7392° N, 121.8304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7392&lon=-121.8304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7MV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7MV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Meyers Industries 200C (registry code 5650308, https://openairdocs.org/model/meyers-industries-200c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PROPJT 200CINTRCP
- Reported engine: CONT IO520A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,875 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA283) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940706027209A

## Narrative

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

FIRE ON TAKEOFF. RETURNED AND EVACUATED. EXHAUST PIPE BROKE. BURNED ELECTRICAL WIRES. BARE WIRE TO AMMETER.

## 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 LAX94LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA283), Jul 6, 1994: Meyers ME 200 (N7MV), Chico, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A SEPARATION OF THE EXHAUST PIPE FROM THE CABIN HEAT CONTROL VALVE AND THE LACK OF INSULATION ON ELECTRICAL WIRING BETWEEN THE AMMETER AND THE AVIONICS BUS.

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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