- Date
- December 19, 1987, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Hammonton, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N3041YCessna 182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 26, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871219070669A
- Case key
- 36077
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The aircraft had taxied to the runup area and during this process of engine runup, the pilot stated that the engine was running rough on one magneto but smooth on the other. The carburetor mixture was leaned but the engine quit. When an attempt to restart was made fire erupted and the acft was consumed by fire. The passenger stated that the plt attempted to restart 4 or 5 times. The acft eng and carburetor had 2400 hrs without overhaul. This is beyond the recommended time for the carburetor. Avionics and safety inspectors had the opinion that excess fuel puddling and backfire had occurred during the restart. The carburetor had been too badly burned to be flow tested. There was no fire extinguisher on board the acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3041Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18254041
- Airframe hours
- 2,600
- Engine
- Continental O-470R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John J. Murphy
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Destination
- MIV · Millville, NJ
- Airport
- Hammonton Municipal
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
- 43
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,389 total · 266 in this make and model · 1,099 as pilot in command · 37 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.