# Accident 20061104023739A: Cessna 172G, Dalton, GA, November 4, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 2006, 04:30 local time
- Place: Dalton, GA
- Airport: Dalton Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7203° N, 84.8686° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7203&lon=-84.8686&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4368L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4368L-2017-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT O300*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,800 total, 2,750 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL07CA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07CA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061104023739A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MADE A FLIGHT FROM SMYRNA, TN (MQY) TO DALTON, GA (DNN) TO DROP OFF A FRIEND/PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. FLIGHT WAS ROUTINE & NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY WAS EXPERIENCED. UNLOADED PASSENGER'S BAGGAGE AND RETURNED TO THE PLANE TO DEPART BACK TO NASHVILLE/SMYRNA. THE PLANE DID NOT START UP & SMALL FLAME SHOT FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE. THOUGHT ENGINE EXHAUST WAS OVERHEATED & LET SIT TO COOL DOWN. CALLED PASSENGER ON CELL TO SIT IN HER CAR WHILE I LET THE ENGINE/EXHAUST PIPE COOL. HE WAITED 10-20 MINUTES WHILE IT COOLED DOWN. AFTER THAT HE WENT BACK TO MAKE A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE COMPARTMENT. HE NOTICED NO LEAKS AND EVERYTHING SEEMED TO STILL BE IN PROPER WORKING ORDER. WHEN HE WENT TO START UP THE ENGINE AGAIN THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE PILOT JUMPED OUT BUT WAS UNABLE TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE PILOT CALLED 911 TO REPORT THE FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE.

## 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 ATL07CA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07CA015), Nov 4, 2006: Cessna 172G (N4368L), Dalton, GA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's improper starting procedures, which resulted in an on-ground engine fire.

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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