- Date
- May 2, 1983, 16:07 local (21:07 UTC)
- Place
- Murfreesboro, TN
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N22011Piper PA 32RT-300T
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830502016569A
- Case key
- 5908
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft crashed in an open field after an in-flt fire. The fire started while the acft was cruising. No emergency callswere made and the engine which was the fire source was not shut down. A rear seat passenger said he tried to open a reardoor to let out smoke but could not hold the door open and passed out before the crash landing. After the accident the manifold was found unbolted with the bolts missing. This manifold had been removed on 2 weeks before during maintenance. No torque value was specified on replacing the manifold nuts the torque value is 160-180 inch pounds. The release was not signed off by the mechanic but by the director of maintenance who was a passenger in the acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N22011
- Reported as
- Piper PA 32RT-300T (PA 32RT-30)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32R-7887241
- Airframe hours
- 736
- Engine
- Lycoming TIO-540S1AD, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Smyrna Avn
- Registered owner
- William L. Hunter
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 26, 1983 · 7 hours before
- Departed
- MRC · Columbia, TN
- Destination
- MRQ · Smyrna, TN
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 6,780 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 20 knots, gusting 20
- Lowest ceiling
- 7,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 77 °F
- Observed at
- BNA, 30 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.