# Accident 19960427008669A: Piper PA28151, Vera, OK, April 27, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1996, 14:20 local time
- Place: Vera, OK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: KN9V
- Location: 36.4492° N, 95.8805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4492&lon=-95.8805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7845C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7845C-2015-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 50 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96FA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960427008669A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED TREE TOP LEVEL BLACK SMOKE ORANGE FLAME FROM ENGINE. ROLLED. VERTICAL DIVE. AUTO EXHAUST CLAMPS LOOSENED. (-23) NO NARRATIVE.

## 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 FTW96FA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA183), Apr 27, 1996: Piper PA-28-151 (N7845C), Vera, OK, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: improper installation by unknown person(s) of incorrect exhaust system clamps, which led to an exhaust system disconnect and a subsequent engine compartment fire.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.