Cessna 182C N8563T

Summary

On 2 May 1999 at about 19:00 local time, a Cessna 182C registered N8563T was involved in an accident near Loraine, Illinois, United States. One person was 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.

Date

2 May 1999 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Loraine, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Clair Rla

Coordinates

40.1491, -91.2197

Aircraft

Cessna 182C

Registration

N8563T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI99LA139

Nobody was injured.

A fuel system related fire in the engine compartment.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that he let the engine warm up, taxied to the west end of the strip, throttled up to 1,700 rpm, performed a magneto check with 100 rpm drop on each magneto, pulled carburetor heat, and then the engine died. He said that he pushed in the carburetor heat, adjusted the throttle, and cranked the engine two or three times. He said that he smelled smoke, looked out, saw smoke, got out of the airplane, and saw flames inside of the bottom of the engine compartment. The airplane was destroyed by the ensuing fire. Postaccident inspection disclosed that the carburetor float level was found higher than the specified level. The carburetor hose was found stiff and was marked first quarter of 1977.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.