19810620034619A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-160 · Busch, AR · June 20, 1981

Date
June 20, 1981 · 17:45 local
Place
Busch, AR
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8773D
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW81FA110
Reported as
Piper PA22160
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Electrical fire in flight. Lost control due to smoke. Pilot had performed own installatin on shorted wiring.

As the FAA filed it

ELECTRICAL FIRE IN FLIGHT. LOST CONTROL DUE TO SMOKE. PILOT HAD PERFORMED OWN INSTALLATIN ON SHORTED WIRING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.