# Incident 19840122009759I: Piper PA12, Martinsburg, WV, January 22, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 1984, 17:30 local time
- Place: Martinsburg, WV
- Airport: Eastern West Virg
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4578° N, 77.9782° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Martinsburg, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4578&lon=-77.9782&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2304M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2304M-2012-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- Reported engine: LYC O235C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 145 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840122009759I

## Narrative

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

SPARKS UNDER PANEL. SHUT OFF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. ENGINE QUIT. BLOWN MUFFLER VENTED EXHAUST FUMES INTO CARBURETORS.

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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