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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Chamberlain, SD · November 23, 1982

Date: November 23, 1982 · 07:15 local
Place: Chamberlain, SD
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N8906N
Reported as: Piper PA32300
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,600 total900 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

N8906NRegistration cancelled Jan 17, 2018 · Piper PA-32-300S/N 32-40692 · Built 1969 Airframe modelPiper PA-32-300 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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.

Butane cigarette lighter exploded in a purse in seat pocket behind pilot. Conclusive force sprung a door latch.

As the FAA filed it

BUTANE CIGARETTE LIGHTER EXPLODED IN A PURSE IN SEAT POCKET BEHIND PILOT. CONCLUSIVE FORCE SPRUNG A DOOR LATCH.