Event SEA85LA018

1984-11-16 AURORA, Oregon, United States Airport · 3S2 None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N5276Y

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CESSNA T182T

Year of manufacture

2002

TCDS

3A13 · TEXTRON AVIATION INC

Engine

LYCOMING TI0-540 SER (310 hp)

Seats / Engines

4 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

20021031

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A6A630

Registrant of record

PADLOCK RANCH CO

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N5276Y Piper PA-23-250 None

Factual narrative

THE ACFT CAUGHT FIRE DURING START. THE FAA INSPECTORS SAID THAT AD 72-11-01 HAD NOT BEEN FOLLOWED IN COMPLIANCE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_SEA85LA018.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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