# Accident 19991029044329A: Piper PA22150, Newberry, SC, October 29, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1999, 10:50 local time
- Place: Newberry, SC
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2704° N, 81.6104° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2704&lon=-81.6104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2648P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2648P-2018-01-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA00LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991029044329A

## Narrative

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

Y-23) THE PILOT ENROUTE FROM THOMPSON, GA. TO SALISBURY, NC, HAD AN IN-FLIGHT FIRE AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A SOYBEAN FIELD NEAR THE NEWBERRY COUNTY AIRPORT, NEWBERRY, SC. THE AIRCRAFT, A PA-22-150, REGISTRATION NUMBER N2648P, FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN ON LANDING. THE PILOT HAS SERIOUS INJURIES AND WAS THE ONLY PERSON ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT. THE A/C SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 MIA00LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA018), Oct 29, 1999: Piper PA-22-150 (N2648P), Newberry, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: a fire in the cockpit caused by the exhaust muffler, which resulted in a forced landing in a field, and subsequent impact with a berm.

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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