- Date
- April 18, 1992, 15:05 local (19:05 UTC)
- Place
- Blaine Hill, PA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N172DGCessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 13, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920418010379A
- Case key
- 37143
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Probable cause
A leaking fuel line which resulted in a power loss and inflight fire. A factor related to the accident was the rolling terrain.
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 experienced a power loss and an inflight fire. A forced landing was made in an area of rolling hills and the airplane made contact with the ground on an upslope. Post accident investigation disclosed this was the first flight following carburetor replacement. The fuel line between the fuel strainer and carburetor was not found due to fire damage. The FAA said the fire was more intense in the vicinity of the carburetor, however, the actual cause of the fuel leak was not determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N172DG
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17272124
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- In-Flight
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Aero Mech Flying Club
- Registered owner
- Randal S. Hill
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 2, 2000
- Departed
- AGC · West Mifflin, PA
- Destination
- G08 · Monongahela, PA
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
- 33
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,185 total · 352 in this make and model · 1,059 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AGC, 6 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.