# Incident 19930926043649I: Piper PA28161, Orlando, FL, September 26, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1993, 18:03 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Airport: Orlando Executive Airport
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5455° N, 81.3329° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ORLANDO EXEC (ORL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5455&lon=-81.3329&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8467F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8467F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 152 total, 90 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930926043649I

## Narrative

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

SMELLED SMOKE IN COCKPIT AFTER DEPARTURE. RETURNED.DISCOVERED INTERNAL SHORT IN NR2 VOR RADIO. NO FIRE.

## Other reports on N8467F (1)

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

- [Incident 19921202056439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921202056439I), Dec 2, 1992: Piper PA28161 (N8467F), West Palm Beach, FL. Engine losing power. Vectord to airport. Made a hard landing. Found excessive wear on 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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