# Incident 19891107060639I: Piper PA32RT300T, Sioux Falls, SD, November 7, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 1989, 16:31 local time
- Place: Sioux Falls, SD
- Airport: Joe Foss Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5820° N, 96.7419° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JOE FOSS FLD (FSD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5820&lon=-96.7419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75DR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N75DR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300T (registry code 7103216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 700 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891107060639I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN COCKPIT. FORCED LANDING. NR6 EXHAUST STACK BROKE OFF AND HOT GAS HEATED FIREWALL AND BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT.

## Other reports on N75DR (1)

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

- [Accident 19841025059839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841025059839A), Oct 25, 1984: Piper PA32RT300T (N75DR), Columbia, MO, Substantial damage. Struck a tree after exiting a cloud during a circling approach. Landed safely. Altimeter not set properly.

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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