# Accident 19840220003909A: Piper PA28140, Bastrop, TX, February 20, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1984, 17:15 local time
- Place: Bastrop, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1092° N, 97.2995° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1092&lon=-97.2995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15043, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15043-2011-06-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 103 total, 60 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840220003909A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FIRE IN FLIGHT. CRACK IN EXHAUST PIPE. GASES BURNED OIL LINE AND MAG LEADS. MUFFLER BAFFLE BLOCKED EXHAUST.

## 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 FTW84LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA141), Feb 20, 1984: Piper PA-28-140 (N15043), Bastrop, TX, substantial damage

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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