# Accident 19890406006539A: Piper PA60600, Utica, NY, April 6, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1989, 02:40 local time
- Place: Utica, NY
- Airport: Oneida County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 43.0792° N, 75.6503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0792&lon=-75.6503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90437, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90437-2000-09-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 600 (registry code 8360602, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60600
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1F5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890406006539A

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN COCKPIT. LANDED AND FIRE ERUPTED ON ROLLOUT. COCKPIT DESTROYED. POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL SHORT.

## 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 NYC89LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA113), Apr 6, 1989: Smith, Ted Aerostar Aerostar 600 (N90437), Utica, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A FIRE IN THE COCKPIT FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE.

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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