# Accident 20040225003549A: Cessna R182, Elberfeld, IN, February 25, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 2004, 16:36 local time
- Place: Elberfeld, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1258° N, 87.4161° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1258&lon=-87.4161&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5450T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5450T-2005-06-22) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040225003549A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 25, 2004, ABOUT 1636 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA R182, N5450T, PILOTED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, SUSTAINED AN IN-FLIGHT FIRE DURING ITS CRUISE FLIGHT NEAR ELBERFELD, INDIANA. THE PILOT PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING AND THE FIRE DESTROYED THE AIRPLANE. THE AERIAL PIPELINEPATROL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE. THE PILOT 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 CHI04LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA078), Feb 25, 2004: Cessna R182 (N5450T), Elberfeld, IN, destroyed. Probable cause: The in-flight and on-ground fires in the cabin and engine compartment for undetermined reasons during the flight's cruise and emergency landing.

## Other reports on N5450T (1)

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

- [Incident 19990908034699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990908034699I), Sep 8, 1999: Cessna R182 (N5450T), Harrisonville, MO. (-23) Pilot was flying a pipeline patrol when the engine oil pressure began falling. The pilot began climbing and the engine quit running. Pilot made an…

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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