# Accident 20070406005539A: Cessna 172, Chiriaco Summi, CA, April 6, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 2007, 17:15 local time
- Place: Chiriaco Summi, CA
- Airport: Chiriaco Summit Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6653° N, 115.7106° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6653&lon=-115.7106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8340B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8340B-2009-04-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 554 total, 32 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070406005539A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING ENGINE START AT CHIRIACO SUMMIT AIRPORT PILOT NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE ENGINE COWLING. ONCE THE PILOT AND OCCUPANT EXITED, THE AIRCRAFT ENGULFED IN FLAMES FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO COMPLETELY BURN.

## 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 SEA07LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA094), Apr 7, 2007: Cessna 172 (N8340B), Chiriaco Summit, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: Engine fire during start-up for undetermined reasons.

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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