Accident · 1996-09-25

NTSB case IAD96LA153 · Cessna 188 · Part 137

What the record says

Event date: 1996-09-25
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Cessna 188 (N3619J)
Operating rule: Part 137
Operator: CARL R. FISHER Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): CARL R. FISHER

Probable cause

deterioration and fuel leakage from an engine fuel hose (with a service life that had been exceed, due to inadequate maintenance), which resulted in an engine compartment fire and subsequent damage to the airplane.

Source: NTSB case IAD96LA153

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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