# Incident 19951222046649I: Piper PA32R300, Santa Barbara, CA, December 22, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1995
- Place: Santa Barbara, CA
- Airport: Santa Barbara Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4262° N, 119.8415° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SANTA BARBARA MUNI (SBA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4262&lon=-119.8415&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5454F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5454F-2012-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951222046649I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: WHILE ENROUTE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTION WHICH CAUSED MINOR FIRE AND SMOKE IN CABIN. PIC NOTIFIED APPROACH CONTROL OF EMERGENCY SITUATION AND WAS VECTORED DIRECT SBA. PIC SELECTED ELECTRIC POWER OFF AND CONTAINED FIRE IN FLIGHT. RESIDUAL SMOKE WAS PIC PRIMARY CONCERN. MADE DIRECT APPROACH TO SBA. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT HEATER/DEFROSTER CABLE MADE CONTACT WITH RADIO RELAY AND ADJACENT ELECTRICAL SURROUNDING INSULATION SMOLDERED. DAMAGE MINOR. INVESTIGATION CLOSED. CABLE ASSEMBLY 54487.

## Other reports on N5454F (2)

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

- [Accident 19990309002329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990309002329A), Mar 9, 1999: Piper PA32R300 (N5454F), Richmond, VA, Substantial damage. (Tty) acft sustained substantial damage after landing, other circumstances are unknown. (-23) hard landing resulted in susbstantial damage to acft. Rt wing…
- [Incident 19780814037189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780814037189I), Aug 14, 1978: Piper PA28/ (N5454F), Richmond, VA. Pilot increased altitude without clearance.

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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