ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 134175
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| Date: | Friday 23 August 2002 |
| Time: | 10:20 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | Professional Flight Instructor Services |
| Registration: | N4796E |
| MSN: | 17271661 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6000 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mesa, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Mesa, AZ (FFZ) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot observed smoke and flames in the circuit breaker/throttle area of the instrument panel during the takeoff initial climb about 100 feet above the ground. He called out the fire to the certified flight instructor (CFI), who then took over the flight controls and landed on the remaining runway. The airplane came to a stop in an open area beyond the departure end of the runway. Prior to exiting the airplane the CFI turned off the master switch, avionics master, magnetos, fuel selector, and he pulled the mixture to idle cutoff. After the occupants exited the airplane it became engulfed in flames. Both the CFI and the student reported that the landing light circuit breaker had been tripped. The CFI had attempted to reset the circuit breaker, but it would not reset. Due to the extensive fire damage to the instrument panel and circuit breakers, the landing light circuit breaker was not identified and a determination could not be made as to the ignition area of the fire.
Probable Cause: An electrical fire of unknown origin centered near the circuit breaker/throttle area of the instrument panel.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20020829X01486&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 09-Dec-2017 17:15 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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