# NTSB SEA87LA024: Cessna 182B, N2654G, Bellingham, WA, November 8, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 8, 1986, 12:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place: Bellingham, WA
- Coordinates: 48.730327, -122.480148 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7303&lon=-122.4801&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 40566
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA87LA024
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/40566/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA024

## Analysis

DRG AN ATTEMPTED START, THE ENG BACKFIRED & AN INDUCTION FIRE STARTED. HOWEVER, THE PLT DID NOT CONTINUE CRANKING THE ENG. STRONG SURFACE WINDS INHIBITED THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE ACFT'S PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE PLT THEN ATTEMPTED TO USE AN EXTINGUISHER FROM THE HANGAR, BUT IT WAS UNSERVICEABLE. BY THE TIME THE CRASH/FIRE/RESCUE UNITS ARRIVED, THE ACFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Fire, standing - starting engine(s)
  - fuel system,carburetor - fire (cause)
  - emergency procedure - improper, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - high wind (contributing factor)
  - fire extinguishing equipment - inadequate (contributing factor)

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2654G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182B
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 51954
- Airframe hours: 4786
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: John M. Daniel
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, April 10, 1986
- Airport: BLI, Bellingham Int'L

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 60; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 543 total, 51 in this make and model, 366 as pilot in command, 87 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 40° at 14 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 36 °F, dew point 12 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: BLI

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19861108079359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861108079359A), Nov 8, 1986: Cessna 182B, Bellingham, WA, Substantial damage. A carburetor fire was noted during start. The pilot did not continue to crank engine and delayed a call for help.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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