# Accident 19910706026279A: Piper PA28151, Everglades City, FL, July 6, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1991, 13:05 local time
- Place: Everglades City, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.8601° N, 81.3804° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Everglades City, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.8601&lon=-81.3804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41402, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41402-1993-09-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,900 total, 500 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910706026279A

## Narrative

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

ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR IN CABIN. ELECTED TO LAND ON A ROAD. STRUCK ROAD SIGN AND POLES. SOURCE SMELL UNDETERMINED.

## 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 MIA91LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA181), Jul 6, 1991: Piper PA-28-151 (N41402), Everglades City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: UNSUITABLE TERRAIN ENCOUNTERED DURING A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING.

## Other reports on N41402 (1)

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

- [Incident 19920610023259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920610023259I), Jun 10, 1992: Piper PA28151 (N41402), John Hanson, AK, Minor damage. Step taxiing for departure when windows fogged over. Lost sight of shoreline and struck a log.

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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