19830502016569A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA32RT300T · Murfreesboro, TN · May 2, 1983

Date
May 2, 1983 · 16:07 local
Place
Murfreesboro, TN
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N22011
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL83FA174
Reported as
Piper PA32RT300T
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540S1AD
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
6,780 total0 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.

Fire inflight due to exhaust manifold separation. Indicates pilot lost control due to intense smoke in cockpit.

As the FAA filed it

FIRE INFLIGHT DUE TO EXHAUST MANIFOLD SEPARATION. INDICATES PILOT LOST CONTROL DUE TO INTENSE SMOKE IN COCKPIT.

NTSB investigation

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