# Accident 20180728018199A: Cessna 172S, Mount Vernon, OH, July 28, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2018, 10:45 local time
- Place: Mount Vernon, OH
- Airport: Knox County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3289° N, 82.5261° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3289&lon=-82.5261&mi=10
- Aircraft: N785SP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N785SP-2021-04-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA207) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180728018199A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR18LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA207), Jul 28, 2018: Cessna 172 (N785SP), Mount Vernon, OH, destroyed. Probable cause: An 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.

## Other reports on N785SP (1)

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

- [Incident 20091108052509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091108052509I), Nov 8, 2009: Cessna 172S (N785SP), Cleveland, OH, No damage. Instructor and student pilot on VFR cross country departed burke lakefront heading to ksky (sandusky airport). While looking up a frequency to contact…

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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