Cessna 172N N4796E
23 August 2002 · Mesa, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 August 2002 at about 17:20 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N4796E was involved in an accident near Mesa, Arizona, 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 17:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mesa, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Falcon Field (FFZ)
- Coordinates
- 33.4500, -111.7167
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N
- Registration
- N4796E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Mesa → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX02FA259
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
An electrical fire of unknown origin centered near the circuit breaker/throttle area of the instrument panel.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot observed smoke and flames in the circuit breaker/throttle area of the instrument panel during the takeoff initial climb about 100 feet above the ground. He called out the fire to the certified flight instructor (CFI), who then took over the flight controls and landed on the remaining runway. The airplane came to a stop in an open area beyond the departure end of the runway. Prior to exiting the airplane the CFI turned off the master switch, avionics master, magnetos, fuel selector, and he pulled the mixture to idle cutoff. After the occupants exited the airplane it became engulfed in flames. Both the CFI and the student reported that the landing light circuit breaker had been tripped. The CFI had attempted to reset the circuit breaker, but it would not reset. Due to the extensive fire damage to the instrument panel and circuit breakers, the landing light circuit breaker was not identified and a determination could not be made as to the ignition area of the fire.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jun 2002 | Cessna 172F | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 2002 | Cessna 172P | Lutz, Florida, United States | Troy Mason Heidel | No injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 2002 | Cessna 172RG | Del Mar, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 2002 | Cessna 172Q | Fruitland, Utah, United States | Wings of Denver | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 2002 | Cessna 172K | Clarkston, Washington, United States | Huck, Barry P. | No injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 2002 | Cessna 172G | Sangerville, Maine, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jul 2002 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Mesa, Arizona, United States | Charles A. Moran | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 2002 | Steen SE-1 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Nov 2002 | Cessna 208B | Parks, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 13 Jul 2002 | McConnell LANCAIR 320 | Sedona, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 2002 | Pilatus UV-20A | Marana, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Mar 2002 | Avian MAGNUM IX | Sedona, Arizona, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |