43.0263° N, 108.3813° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Riverton, WY, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 31, 1981 · 07:00 local
Place
Riverton, WY
Airport
Riverton
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N39630
Reported as
Piper PA34200T
Reported engine
Continental TSIO360*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
15,000 total1,500 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Za zt smoke and sparks in cockpit. Landed, cleared up when heater shutdown. Heater ingested felt material no screen
As the FAA filed it
ZA ZT SMOKE AND SPARKS IN COCKPIT. LANDED, CLEARED UP WHEN HEATER SHUTDOWN. HEATER INGESTED FELT MATERIAL NO SCREEN