# Accident 19930902041869A: Piper PA34200T, Williamson, WV, September 2, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1993, 10:00 local time
- Place: Williamson, WV
- Airport: Mingo County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6691° N, 82.2701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6691&lon=-82.2701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31858, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31858-2012-09-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,097 total, 300 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930902041869A

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN COCKPIT ON TAKEOFF. SHUT OFF ELECTRICS. RETURNED. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED BY FIRE ON GROUND. SOURCE UNKNOWN.

## 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 BFO93LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA151), Sep 2, 1993: Piper PA-34-200T (N31858), Williamson, WV, destroyed. Probable cause: A FIRE IN THE COCKPIT AREA FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

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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