19950430009949A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Porter, TX · April 30, 1995

Date
April 30, 1995 · 15:15 local
Place
Porter, TX
Airport
Williams Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7573W
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW95FA184
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A3A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
288 total69 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Smoke on climbout. Returned.dense smoke flames on final. Impacted runway,auto battery for starts in baggage shorted.

As the FAA filed it

SMOKE ON CLIMBOUT.RETURNED.DENSE SMOKE FLAMES ON FINAL. IMPACTED RUNWAY,AUTO BATTERY FOR STARTS IN BAGGAGE SHORTED.

NTSB investigation

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