- Date
- June 14, 1988, 07:30 local (13:30 UTC)
- Place
- Cotton City, NM
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N2829RCessna 182K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880614024319A
- Case key
- 17478
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot reported that he was attempting to start the Cessna 182 for a cross country, solo, personal transportation flight. During the starting procedures, the engine backfired and the pilot smelled and saw smoke coming from the engine cowling area. The pilot exited the airplane and attempted to extinguish the fire with loose dirt to no avail. The fire department was called and arrived within 15 minutes, but the fire had destroyed the airplane.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2829R
- Reported as
- Cessna 182K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18258429
- Airframe hours
- 3,000
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Burton, Phillip D.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 1, 1988 · 15 hours before
- Destination
- LRU · Las Cruces, NM
- Airport
- Cotton City
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
- 52
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,500 total · 1,400 in this make and model · 15 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 80 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.