Cessna 172N N5918E

Summary

On 23 October 1998 at about 19:54 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N5918E was involved in an accident near Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

23 October 1998 at 19:54

Classification

Accident

Location

Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Gwinnett County-Briscoe (LZU)

Coordinates

33.9402, -83.9299

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N5918E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Savannah

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA99LA013

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

While holding short for takeoff, a fire of unknown origin started near the left interior kick panel at cockpit floor level that spread so fast that the pilot only had time to shut the engine down and evacuate the airplane from the right cabin door. The airplane was consumed by fire within a matter of 4 to 6 minutes. There was no hand fire extinguisher installed. FAA investigators could find no positive ignition source.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.