# Accident 19940507010249A: Nord 1101, Spartanburg, SC, May 7, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1994, 11:18 local time
- Place: Spartanburg, SC
- Airport: Spartanburg Downtonw Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0001° N, 81.9608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0001&lon=-81.9608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1101A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1101A-1998-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nord 1101 (registry code 6380108, https://openairdocs.org/model/nord-1101) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORD 1101
- Reported engine: LYC IGSO540A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 115 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94FA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940507010249A

## Narrative

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

TRAILING SMOKE ON TAKEOFF. PILOT REPORTED FIRE ON BOARD. TURNED BACK. ROLLED INVERTED AND CRASH. NO STC FOR CHANGES

## 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 ATL94FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94FA093), May 7, 1994: Nord 1101 (N1101A), Spartanburg, SC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED WHILE MANEUVERING FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS AN INFLIGHT FIRE FROM AN UNDETERMINED SOURCE.

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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