# Accident 19810620034619A: Piper PA22160, Busch, AR, June 20, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1981, 17:45 local time
- Place: Busch, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4642° N, 93.8308° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Busch, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4642&lon=-93.8308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8773D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8773D-2013-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-160 (registry code 7102214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22160
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810620034619A

## Narrative

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

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW81FA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA110), Jun 20, 1981: Piper PA-22 (N8773D), Busch, AR, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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