- Date
- October 11, 1990, 12:15 local (16:15 UTC)
- Place
- Dayton, OH
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N2233ECessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 12, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19901011045139A
- Case key
- 36822
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Probable cause
A carburetor fire due to an engine backfire. A factor relating to the accident was improper remedial action taken by the pilot to extinguish the engine fire.
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 the engine ran rough during pre-takeoff runup. While taxiing back to have the airplane examined, the engine backfired and quit. The pilot noticed smoke and flames around the cowling so he shut off the magnetoes, master switch, and fuel. An FAA inspector examined the aircraft and stated that, 'a carburetor fire caused by an engine backfire resulted in a destroyed aircraft.'
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2233E
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17271196
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Mound Flying Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 22, 1990 · 50 hours before
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Airport
- MGY · Dayton General South
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
- 47
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 251 total · 11 in this make and model · 251 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.