# Accident 19960224002659A: Cessna 172N, Salt Lake City, UT, February 24, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1996, 14:20 local time
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT
- Airport: Salt Lake City Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4094° N, 111.8692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4094&lon=-111.8692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76027, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76027-1996-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O360D2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 789 total, 44 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960224002659A

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL.LANDED,STOPPED ON RUNWAY.TRIED RESTART.ENGINE FIRE. CARB FUEL LINE CAME OFF. HEATED FUEL

## 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 SEA96LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA063), Feb 24, 1996: Cessna 172 (N76027), West Jordan, UT, destroyed. Probable cause: improper installation of the airplane's carburetor fuel lines by maintenance personnel.

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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