# Incident 19940623028969I: Piper PA28161, San Diego, CA, June 23, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1994, 15:45 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Montgomery Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: AEXS
- Location: 32.7153° N, 117.1573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7153&lon=-117.1573&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9454C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9454C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940623028969I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT TURNING OFF RUNWAY AFTER LANDING. TRIED RESTART.FIRE ERUPTED. LEAK IN CARBURETOR FLOAT CAUSED FIRE.

## Other reports on N9454C (2)

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

- [Incident 19990207012559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990207012559I), Feb 7, 1999: Piper PA28161 (N9454C), Palm Springs, CA, Minor damage. While taxing to tie down N9454C, Piper 28, struck fiber glass propeller spinner of N8230W, Piper 28 parked at Palm Springs, CA. Airport tie down ramp. Pilot…
- [Incident 19841020069779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841020069779I), Oct 20, 1984: Piper PA28161 (N9454C), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. Gear collapsed on landing. Bolt PN401311AND screws PN461346 were sheared.

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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