# Accident 19980720046809A: Cessna R182, Bismarck, ND, July 20, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1998, 16:40 local time
- Place: Bismarck, ND
- Airport: Bismarck Municipal
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.7727° N, 100.7457° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BISMARCK MUNI (BIS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7727&lon=-100.7457&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9142C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9142C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA266) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980720046809A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 20, 1998, AT 1640 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME A CESSNA R182, N9142C, OPERATED BY AN ATP PILOT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, RESULTING FROM AN INFLIGHT FIRE DURING AN APPROACH TO LAND. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT HAD BEEN OPERATING IN THE LOCAL TRAFFIC PATTERN UNDER VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGER REPORTED NO INJURIES.

## 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 CHI98LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA266), Jul 20, 1998: Cessna R182 (N9142C), Bismarck, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fatigue failure of the fuel system line fitting.

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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