- Date
- April 21, 1987, 18:40 local (23:40 UTC)
- Place
- Owensboro, KY
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5496TCessna R182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 9, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870421010669A
- Case key
- 7415
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Plt in cruise flt at 5500 ft about 30 min after dep fm paducah when he noted a small amount of black smoke coming from top of panel. The rear seat pax noted flames in the panel at the same time. The plt noted his position in relation to Owensboro and initiated an emer descent toward the arpt. He stated that within 30 sec of initial smoke sighting the cabin was filled with dense black smoke and he opened the windows to see and breathe. By the time he reached the arpt and landed, he stated that the flames was melting the windshield and headliner. After he had slowed or stopped the acft, he evacuated his passengers and himself. The fire continued to the destruction of the acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5496T
- Reported as
- Cessna R182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- R18201880
- Airframe hours
- 1,200
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-J3C5D, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- Both
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jami Air Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 26, 1987
- Departed
- PAH · Paducah, KY
- Destination
- LOU · Louisville, KY
- Airport
- OWB · Davies Co., runway 35, 6,499 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,270 total · 55 in this make and model · 2,174 as pilot in command · 212 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OWB
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.