# Incident 20020827036509I: Piper PA28R201T, Elkhart, IN, August 27, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2002, 15:31 local time
- Place: Elkhart, IN
- Airport: Elkhart Municipal
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7194° N, 86.0032° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELKHART MUNI (EKM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7194&lon=-86.0032&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3751U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3751U-2014-11-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201T (registry code 7102813, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020827036509I

## Narrative

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

(-23) INBOUND TO SBN THE A/C (SUPERIOR LEASING, INC) REPORTED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. A/C LANDED AT EKM W/O INCIDENT AT 2043Z. GPS WAS FOUND TO BE BURNT INTERNALLY.

## Other reports on N3751U (1)

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

- [Accident 20110125000389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110125000389A), Jan 25, 2011: Piper PA-28R-201T (N3751U), Meadview, AZ, Substantial damage. The pilot was unable to start the aircraft engine using the eletric starter and attempted to hand start the engine using the propeller. After several attempts…

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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