# Accident 19840507016159A: Piper PA22160, West Covina, CA, May 7, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1984, 13:20 local time
- Place: West Covina, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0559° N, 117.9099° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Covina, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0559&lon=-117.9099&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9718D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22160
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 627 total, 52 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84FA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA283) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840507016159A

## Narrative

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

FIRE BROKE OUT FORWARD OF PILOTS LEFT RUDDER PEDAL. PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING AND AIRCRAFT BURNED.

## 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 LAX84FA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA283), May 7, 1984: Piper PA-22 (N9718D), West Covina, CA, destroyed

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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