# Accident 19901026048919A: Piper PA22150, Summerville, SC, October 26, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1990, 15:20 local time
- Place: Summerville, SC
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0499° N, 80.1908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0499&lon=-80.1908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6142D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6142D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 59 total, 4 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901026048919A

## Narrative

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

FIRE UNDER PANEL ON CLIMBOUT AND SMOKE. CFI TOOK OVER. LANDED SAFELY. EXAUST PIPE IN HEATER BROKE.HEATED FIREWALL.

## 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 ATL91LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA009), Oct 26, 1990: Piper PA-22-150 (N6142D), Summerville, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN ERODED EXHAUST STACK WHICH ALLOWED HOT GASES TO IMPINGE UPON THE FIREWALL, AND IGNITE CABIN INSULATION.

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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