ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 385123
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| Date: | Sunday 24 January 1982 |
| Time: | 11:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172RG |
| Owner/operator: | Mitchell Janwszewski |
| Registration: | N6492V |
| MSN: | 172RG0728 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 400 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-F1A6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wheeling, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Wheeling, IL |
| Wheeling, IL | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS STARTED AND WARMED UP APPROXIMATELY FIVE TO TEN MINUTES THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN TO INVESTIGATE FROZEN BRAKE PADS. AFTER THE BRAKE PADS WERE FREED THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AND DURING CRANKING THE PILOT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS EVACUATED AND WITHIN THREE MINUTES WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. WRECKAGE EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE FIRE DID NOT START OR HAVE A CONCENTRATION OF EXTREME HEAT IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI82FEE12
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 04-Apr-2024 05:50 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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