# Accident 20110520014949A: Piper PA-22-160, Frederick, OK, May 20, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 2011, 16:12 local time
- Place: Frederick, OK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3511° N, 98.9836° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3511&lon=-98.9836&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8957D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8957D-2014-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-160 (registry code 7102214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22-160
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,150 total, 250 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA350) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110520014949A

## Narrative

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

IN FLIGHT FIRE STARTED IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT.  PILOT LANDED IN A STUBBLE FIELD.  HE AND THE ONE PASSENGER ESCAPED THE AIRPLANE JUST BEFORE IT EXPLODED AND BURNED TO THE GROUND.  AIRPLANE WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED.  ORIGIN AND CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED.

## 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 CEN11LA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA350), May 20, 2011: Piper PA-22-160 (N8957D), Frederick, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: An in-flight fire for undetermined reasons.

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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