# Incident 19791202048369I: Piper PA28161, Payson, AZ, December 2, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1979, 11:45 local time
- Place: Payson, AZ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2438° N, 111.3190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Payson, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2438&lon=-111.3190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36508 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 64 total, 2 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791202048369I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

EN ROUTE, FIRE STARTED IN LOWER REAR SEAT, DUE TO METAL SEAT PART'S CONTACTING EXPOSED BATTERY TERMINALS.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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