# Accident 19900916039859A: Lkheed PV2AIRTDCORP, Conroe, TX, September 16, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1990, 13:26 local time
- Place: Conroe, TX
- Airport: Montgomery  County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3534° N, 95.4151° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3534&lon=-95.4151&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7428C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7428C-1991-03-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lockheed PV-2 (registry code 5260106, https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-pv-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LKHEED PV2AIRTDCORP
- Reported engine: PWA R280031
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90DRA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DRA10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900916039859A

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN CABIN ON TAXI FOR TAKEOFF. FIRE IN WHEEL WELL. HUNG STARTER OVERHEATED BUSS BAR CAUSED FIRE.

## 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 FTW90DRA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DRA10), Sep 16, 1990: Lockheed PV-2 (N7428C), Conroe, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: THE ENGINE STARTER REMAINED ENGAGED AFTER ENGINE START AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OVERHEAT.

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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