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Cessna 172H N8181L

9 October 1994 · Moro, Arkansas, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 9 October 1994 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna 172H registered N8181L was involved in an accident near Moro, Arkansas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 20:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Moro, Arkansas, United States
Nearest airport
J & S Air Service (PVT)
Coordinates
34.7892, -90.9791
Aircraft
Cessna 172H
Registration
N8181L
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Little Rock → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
FTW95LA012

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE DUE TO UNDETERMINED REASONS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

AFTER LANDING, POWER WAS APPLIED TO TURN THE AIRCRAFT AROUND, AND THE ENGINE MADE A SOUND AND DIED. A RESTART WAS ATTEMPTED, THEN SMOKE WAS OBSERVED COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE COWLING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONSUMED BY FIRE WITHIN 10 MINUTES. THE SOURCE OF THE FIRE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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