# NTSB Accident NYC90LA056
> **CESSNA 172** · 1990-01-16 · DANBURY, CT, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC90LA056
- **Event ID:** 20001212X22491
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-01-16
- **Location:** DANBURY, CT, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N9093H
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

IMPROPER MAINTENANCE, INADEQUATE SURVEILLANCE BY THE COMPANY/OPERATOR, AND INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN A FIRE DURING AN ATTEMPTED ENGINE START.  A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE UNSECURED FUEL LINE.

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