# Incident 19890901033419I: Piper PA28180, Olive Branch, MS, September 1, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1989, 09:45 local time
- Place: Olive Branch, MS
- Airport: Olive Branch Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9787° N, 89.7869° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Olive Branch Airport (OLV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9787&lon=-89.7869&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44017, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44017) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890901033419I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE AND FIRE FROM UNDER DASHBOARD AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED. LANDED SAFELY. FOUND AMMETER AND WIRES DAMAGED.

## Other reports on N44017 (1)

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

- [Accident 19840626027169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840626027169A), Jun 26, 1984: Piper PA28180 (N44017), Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. Landed long and fast. Ran off the side of runway after heavy braking to avoid overshooting runway. Nosed over.

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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