29.2108° N, 81.0228° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Daytona Beach, FL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 21, 1999 · 18:25 local
Place
Daytona Beach, FL
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N56880
Reported as
Piper PA34200
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,730 total400 in this make and model160 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Airplane was on downwind at 4000FT IFR. Daytona ATCT lost radio contact and beacon code, then picked up a target over spruce creek. Airplane landed at spruce creek with a fire in the nose compartment. Mechanic stated there was an internal battery fire. FAA inspection confirmed internal battery failed causing fire.
As the FAA filed it
AIRPLANE WAS ON DOWNWIND AT 4000FT IFR. DAYTONA ATCT LOST RADIO CONTACT AND BEACON CODE, THEN PICKED UP A TARGET OVER SPRUCE CREEK. AIRPLANE LANDED AT SPRUCE CREEK WITH A FIRE IN THE NOSE COMPARTMENT. MECHANIC STATED THERE WAS AN INTERNAL BATTERY FIRE. FAA INSPECTION CONFIRMED INTERNAL BATTERY FAILED CAUSING FIRE.