ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 289869
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| Date: | Friday 26 July 2013 |
| Time: | 11:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172S |
| Owner/operator: | The Und Aerospace Foundation |
| Registration: | N635ND |
| MSN: | 172S11294 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2013 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360L2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Phoenix, Arizona -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, AZ (AZA/KIWA) |
| Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, AZ (AZA/KIWA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During a preflight inspection, a flight instructor discovered that the airplane's firewall was substantially damaged. The operator reported that the damage occurred during an unknown flight operation.
The airplane's last maintenance inspection occurred about a month prior to the discovery, equating to about 52 flight hours. Numerous pilots flew the airplane during that duration, none of which reported an event that would result in damage to the airplane.
A determination as to the cause of the accident could not be made.
Probable Cause: A substantially damaged firewall that occurred during an unknown phase of flight for reasons that could not be determined.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR13CA348
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2022 19:12 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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