# Accident 19981023030229A: Cessna 172N, Lawrenceville, GA, October 23, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1998
- Place: Lawrenceville, GA
- Airport: Gwinnett County-Briscoe Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9402° N, 83.9299° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9402&lon=-83.9299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5918E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5918E-2001-11-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981023030229A

## Narrative

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

AFTER EXITING THE RUN UP AREA FOR RY25, ACFT BEGAN TAXIING TO THE HOLD SHORT LINE FOR DEPARTURE AND CAUGHT FIRE WHILE TAXIING. (-23) THIS AIRCRAFT WAS RENTED TO THE PILOT BY THE OWNER, THE FLIGHT SCHOOL, FOR A WEEKEND TRIP TO SAVANNAH, GEORGIA. FOLLOWING ENGINE RUN-UP, AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING TOWARD HOLD SHORT FOR RUNWAY 25. PILOT EXPERIENCED EXTREME HEAT TO HIS LEFT LEG AND ARM. HE THEN NOTICED OPEN FLAMES COMING FROM THE LEFT FORWARD KICK PANEL OF THE COCKPIT. PILOT THEN SECURED THE ENGINE WITH THE MIXTURE CONTROLS AND ABANDONED THE AIRCRAFT THROUGH THE RIGHT PASSENGER DOOR. AIRCRAFT WAS MOMENTARIALLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND ULTIMATELY DESTROYED. THERE WAS NOFIRE EXTINGUISHER ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 MIA99LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA013), Oct 23, 1998: Cessna 172N (N5918E), Lawrenceville, GA, destroyed. Probable cause: A fire from an undetermined origin.

## Other reports on N5918E (1)

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

- [Accident 19910929043649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910929043649A), Sep 29, 1991: Cessna 172N (N5918E), Knoxville, TN, Substantial damage. Began intersection takeoff to avoid fog on approach end runway. Ran into more fog. Aborted but slid off end runway.

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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