Cessna 182F N3320U
1 April 2010 · Wichita Falls, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 April 2010 at about 21:50 local time, a Cessna 182F registered N3320U, operated by Air Executive Aircraft Management Inc, was involved in an accident near Wichita Falls, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wichita Falls, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Kickapoo Downtown Airport (CWC)
- Coordinates
- 33.8593, -98.4901
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182F
- Registration
- N3320U
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Air Executive Aircraft Management Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Wichita Falls → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN10LA186
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
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
The pilot stated that he was taxiing to the runway when he smelled an electrical odor in the cockpit and then saw smoke coming from the instrument panel. He stopped the airplane and shut it down. As he exited the airplane, he saw black smoke and flames coming from the instrument panel. The fire consumed most of the airplane fuselage aft of the engine firewall. The origin of the fire could not be determined.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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All 6,261 records for this type
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