- Date
- November 6, 1986, 15:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Shingle Springs, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9674QCessna 172M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861106053619A
- Case key
- 25467
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt indicated that after landing the eng quit while turning the acft around on the rwy. He attempted to restart the eng several times but was unable. The plt then exited the acft and pushed it to the rwy shoulder. A local mechanic who was also a plt, arrived and assisted the plt. The mechanic attempted to start the eng. The plt who was outside of the acft at the time noticed a fire in the eng cowling. The mechanic then shut the fuel off and exited the acft along with the plt's pax. The plt indicated that there was no fire extinguisher nearby and the fire was allowed to spread, destroying the acft. The Cessna pilot's operating handbook cautions pilot's about the hazard of fire in the induction system if fuel is allowed accumulate. The handbook states, 'pumping the throttle may cause raw fuel to accumulate in the intake air duct, creating a fire hazard in the event of a backfire. If this occurs, maintain a cranking action to suck the flames into the engine.'
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9674Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17265758
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Amelia Reid Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- 103 · Lodi, CA
- Destination
- 061 · Shingle Springs, CA
- Airport
- O61 · Cameron Airpark, runway 31, 4,060 × 50 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
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 781 total · 225 in this make and model · 733 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 16 knots, gusting 22
- Visibility
- 35 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 21 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SAC, 25 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.