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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172K · Gonzales, LA · July 7, 1998

Date: July 7, 1998 · 14:00 local
Place: Gonzales, LA
Airport: Louisiana Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Starting Engines
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7224G
Reported as: Cessna 172K
Reported engine: Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 710 total650 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N7224GRegistration cancelled Jul 9, 2012 · Cessna 172KS/N 17258924 · Built 1970 Airframe modelCessna 172K Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot was performing a banner towing in a CE-172-K over baton rouge on 7/6/98. Pilot returned to louisana regional airport (L38). After folding banner and stowing away, pilot performed pre-flight inspection, then start aircraft. At this time aircraft caught fire in the engine compartment. Pilot retrieved fire extingusher and proceeded to put fire out. Aircraft sustianed minor damage to engine cowling and wiring. No injuries were reported. Pilot will fill out a m or d report.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS PERFORMING A BANNER TOWING IN A CE-172-K OVER BATON ROUGE ON 7/6/98. PILOT RETURNED TO LOUISANA REGIONAL AIRPORT (L38). AFTER FOLDING BANNER AND STOWING AWAY, PILOT PERFORMED PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION, THEN START AIRCRAFT. AT THIS TIME AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. PILOT RETRIEVED FIRE EXTINGUSHER AND PROCEEDED TO PUT FIRE OUT. AIRCRAFT SUSTIANED MINOR DAMAGE TO ENGINE COWLING AND WIRING. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. PILOT WILL FILL OUT A M OR D REPORT.

Other reports on N7224G · 1

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

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