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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA28160 · Compton, CA · October 20, 1991

Date
October 20, 1991 · 18:45 local
Place
Compton, CA
Airport
Compton Airport
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N41669
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX92LA022
Reported as
Piper PA28160
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E3D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
55 total

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Smoke in cabin on takeoff. Aborted,ran off runway into fence. Alternator belt broke. Fell onto exaust caused fire.

As the FAA filed it

SMOKE IN CABIN ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED,RAN OFF RUNWAY INTO FENCE. ALTERNATOR BELT BROKE. FELL ONTO EXAUST CAUSED FIRE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.