Cessna 172N N9419E

Summary

On 17 June 1999 at about 17:15 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N9419E was involved in an accident near Cloquet, Minnesota, 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.

Date

17 June 1999 at 17:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Cloquet, Minnesota, United States

Nearest airport

Cloquet Carlton County (COQ)

Coordinates

46.7200, -92.4904

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N9419E

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

CHI99LA188

Nobody was injured.

a fire which initiated from an undetermined origin.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane experienced a cockpit fire during landing roll. During the landing roll the passenger informed the pilot that there were flames near the pilot's head. The pilot stated he looked down and noticed small flames coming from the upholstery on the lower portion of the doorpost. He stopped the airplane and both the pilot and passenger exited it. The extend of fire damage precluded determining what caused the fire. AD 80-04-08, addresses the possibility of fire due to contact between the map light switch and an adjacent fuel line. This AD was complied with. The map light was recently replaced in this airplane. The mechanic stated he reviewed and complied with the AD when he replaced the map light.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.