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Accident Report...
Fire In The Cockpit
On April 14, 2006, approximately 1455 central daylight time, a Cessna 210F single-engine airplane, N1966S, was destroyed by fire following an inflight fire and subsequent emergency landing near Lubbock, Texas.
The private pilot, the sole occupant, sustained minor injuries. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The local flight originated from the Town and Country Airpark (F82), near Lubbock, Texas, about 1450.
According to the pilot, approximately five to seven minutes after takeoff, he heard a "poof" come from behind the instrument panel, smelled an odor consistent with an electrical fire, and observed dark gray smoke and flames around his feet. The pilot responded by turning off the electrical master switch to which no change was noted.
The pilot then elected to perform an emergency landing to a soft cotton field. Shortly after touchdown the airplane nosed over and came to rest in an inverted position. The pilot was able to egress the airplane unassisted. The airplane was engulfed in flames a few minutes later.
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