19830830045069A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA28161 · Marathon, FL · August 30, 1983

Date
August 30, 1983 · 11:37 local
Place
Marathon, FL
Airport
Marathon
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N30533
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA83FA216
Reported as
Piper PA28161
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D3G
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
38 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 erupted in rear of cabin shortly after takeoff. Crashlanded short of the runway. Possible electrical short.

As the FAA filed it

FIRE ERUPTED IN REAR OF CABIN SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. CRASHLANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL SHORT.

NTSB investigation

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