# NTSB CHI75FEG08: Cessna 182, N3895D, Amelia, OH, October 20, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 20, 1974
- Place: Amelia, OH · AMELIA, OH
- Location: 39.0248° N, 84.2216° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amelia, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0248&lon=-84.2216&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 27, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141040
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FEG08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEG08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3266  74/10/20   AMELIA,OHIO         CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 8400
        TIME - 1330                    N3895D              PX-  0  0  0  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 1540 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUMPHRES GYROPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AMELIA,OHIO                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURES
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
        REMARKS- PILOT PRIMED WARM ENG WHICH BACKFIRED AND CAUGHT FIRE WHEN STARTER WAS ENGAGED.OWNERS MANUAL CVRS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3895D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3895D-1974-12-12), registration cancelled 1974-12-12, S/N 34595 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Humphres Gyroport

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19741020036459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741020036459A), Oct 20, 1974: Cessna 182A, Amelia, OH, Destroyed. Pilot primed warm eng which backfired and caught fire when starter was engaged. Owners manual cvrs.

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.

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