# Incident 19980707029319I: Cessna 172K, Gonzales, LA, July 7, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1998, 14:00 local time
- Place: Gonzales, LA
- Airport: Louisiana Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1714° N, 90.9404° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LOUISIANA RGNL (REG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1714&lon=-90.9404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7224G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7224G-2012-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 710 total, 650 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980707029319I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Incident 19820512029939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820512029939I), May 12, 1982: Cessna 172K (N7224G), New Orleans, LA, Minor damage. Aircraft nosed over when wind caused left wing to come up. Wind appeared to be stronger than 15 knots.

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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