- Date
- October 31, 1974
- Place
- Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7248NCessna 182P
- Status
- Completed · report December 19, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741031038489A
- Case key
- 143092
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3622 74/10/31 CHICAGO,ILL CESSNA 182P CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 328 TIME - 1131 N7248N PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 42 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MEIGS FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CLEVELAND,OHIO CHICAGO,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT MISCELLANEOUS - SMOKE IN COCKPIT REMARKS- FIRE ORIGINATED IN BATTERY AREA WHILE IN FLIGHT.CAUSE OF IGN UNDTMND.PLT NOTED SMOKE DRG LDG ROLL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7248N
- Reported as
- Cessna 182P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Meigs Field
N7248NRegistration cancelled Nov 17, 2014 · Cessna 182PAirframe modelCessna 182PEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N7248N · 1
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