# Accident 19830502016569A: Piper PA32RT300T, Murfreesboro, TN, May 2, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1983, 16:07 local time
- Place: Murfreesboro, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 35.8505° N, 86.3891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8505&lon=-86.3891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22011 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 6,780 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83FA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830502016569A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ATL83FA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA174), May 2, 1983: Piper PA 32RT-300T (N22011), Murfreesboro, TN, destroyed, 2 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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