ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 135089
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| Date: | Saturday 4 November 2006 |
| Time: | 04:40 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172G |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4368L |
| MSN: | 17254444 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6800 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-300 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dalton, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Smyrna, TN (MQY) |
| Dalton, GA (DNN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that he made a short cross-country flight to drop off a passenger. After the passenger's baggage was unloaded, the pilot returned to his airplane to depart. During the restart of the engine, a small flame "shot" from the exhaust pipe. The pilot stated that [he] "thought the engine exhaust was overheated, and he was going to let it cool down". He waited approximately 10 minutes before attempting to restart the engine. The pilot stated that he made a visual inspection of the engine compartment, and everything was in proper working order. During the second attempt to restart the engine the exhaust pipe caught on fire. The pilot jumped out of the airplane and attempted to extinguish the fire, but was unsuccessful. The pilot attempted to push the airplane away from the flames, but they were streaming from the engine compartment. The stream of fire led to the engine compartment where the fire became intense, and consumed the airplane.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper starting procedures, which resulted in an on-ground engine fire.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20061208X01756&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] |
| 05-Dec-2017 09:29 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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