# Accident 19890520012139A: Piper PA24250, Decatur, TX, May 20, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1989, 16:30 local time
- Place: Decatur, TX
- Airport: Decatur Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2297° N, 97.5902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2297&lon=-97.5902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5874P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5874P-1992-09-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,295 total, 23 in this make and model, 142 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890520012139A

## Narrative

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

SMOKE AND HEAT IN CABIN ON TAKEOFF. ENGINE QUIT. MADE HARD FORCED LANDING. HEATER MUFF FAILED 10 HRS AFTER ANNUAL.

## 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 FTW89LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA097), May 20, 1989: Piper PA-24-250 (N5874P), Decatur, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM BY THE MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DURING THE LATEST ANNUAL INSPECTION.

## Other reports on N5874P (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19770803021599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770803021599A), Aug 3, 1977: Piper PA24250 (N5874P), Firesteel, SD, Substantial damage. High tension wires over approach end of strip.

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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