# Accident 19950430009949A: Piper PA28180, Porter, TX, April 30, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1995, 15:15 local time
- Place: Porter, TX
- Airport: Williams Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1006° N, 95.2899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1006&lon=-95.2899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7573W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7573W-1996-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 288 total, 69 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95FA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950430009949A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW95FA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA184), Apr 30, 1995: Piper PA-28-180 (N7573W), Porter, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO IDENTIFY THE UNSAFE CONDITION CREATED BY CARRYING A BATTERY WITH JUMPER CABLES ATTACHED IN THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT AND THE ENSUING FIRE IN THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT.

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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