Alexandria Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Alexandria, Indiana 46001
Monday, April 25, 1988 10:45 EST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT ENGINE OPERATION WHILE ON FINAL, FOLLOWED BY COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE ON LANDING ROLLOUT. PILOT NOTICED SMOKE ENTERING COCKPIT DURING RESTART ATTEMPT. AIRCRAFT WAS EVACUATED BY PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS. THERE WAS AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. THE CARBURETOR BOWL HAD SEPARATED FROM THE CARBURETOR BASE ALLOWING FUEL TO FREELY FLOW INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE THREADS IN THE CARBURETOR BOWL WERE STRIPPED. AT THE LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION, 96 OPERATING HOURS PRIOR TO THIS OCCURRENCE, MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED ON THE CARBURETOR TO TIGHTEN THE SCREWS WHICH SECURE THE BOWL TO THE BASE.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 4/25/1988
Event Day of the Week Monday
Time of Event 1045
Event Time Zone Eastern Standard Time
Event City ALEXANDRIA
Event State INDIANA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 46001
Event Date Year 1988
Event Date Month 4
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport ALEXANDRIA
Event Location Nearest Airport ID I99
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 900
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Pilot
Time of the weather observation 0
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID
Elevation of weather observation facility 0
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 20
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 18
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) -18
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 90
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 5
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 31
Density Altitude (feet) 900
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 4
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency FAA
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 351
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Apr 25 1988 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1130
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 36142
Date of most recent change to record Dec 13 2000 11:40AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N80269
NTSB Number CHI88DEX04
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire Ground
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model 172M
Aircraft Series Identifier 172M
Aircraft Serial Number 17266487
Certified Max Gross Weight 2300
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Dec 23 1987 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 96
Airframe Hours 2782
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name CIRCLE CITY HAWKS, INC.
Aircraft Owner Street Address RT. 12 BOX 321G8
Aircraft Owner City INDIANAPOLIS
Aircraft Owner State IN
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 46236
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address
Operator City
Operator State
Operator Country
Operator Zip code
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code
Departure City
Departure State
Departure Country
Departure Time 0
Departure Time Zone
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:35AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 9
Runway Length 2590
Runway Width 60
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --