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FAA accident report · Cessna 172S · Mount Vernon, OH · July 28, 2018

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Date
July 28, 2018 · 10:45 local
Place
Mount Vernon, OH
Airport
Knox County
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N785SP
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR18LA207
Reported as
Cessna 172S
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
N785SPRegistration cancelled Apr 3, 2021 · Cessna 172SS/N 172S8712 · Built 2001Airframe modelCessna 172SEngine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot?s statement:

While crossing the numbers (28), I noticed flame behind the rudder pedals. I got the plane to a stop and the fire got bigger. I bailed out and the plane burned.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT?S STATEMENT:

WHILE CROSSING THE NUMBERS (28), I NOTICED FLAME BEHIND THE RUDDER PEDALS. I GOT THE PLANE TO A STOP AND THE FIRE GOT BIGGER. I BAILED OUT AND THE PLANE BURNED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR18LA207Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMount Vernon, OHAn in-flight fuel-fed fire from an unknown source for reasons that could not be determined due to the extensive fire damage to the airplane.Jul 28, 2018 · Destroyed

Other reports on N785SP · 1

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

Incident 20091108052509ITakeoff: Climb Out · Cleveland, OHInstructor and student pilot on VFR cross country departed burke lakefront heading to ksky (sandusky airport). While looking up a frequency to contact Cleveland they flew more toward the west than planned and entered the class b airspace without a clearance.…Nov 8, 2009 · No damage