# Incident 19901022057509I: Piper PA60602P, Latrobe, PA, October 22, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1990, 10:00 local time
- Place: Latrobe, PA
- Airport: Westmoreland County
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3124° N, 79.3826° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Latrobe, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3124&lon=-79.3826&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90DR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60602P
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,291 total, 1,291 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901022057509I

## Narrative

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

ALARM SYSTEM DETECTED A POSSIBLE FIRE IN LEFT ENGINE. RETURNED. FOUND EXHAUST CRACK AT NR3 CYLINDER.

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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