# NTSB NYC82FA004: Piper PA-28, N2065M, Danvers, MA, October 17, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 17, 1981
- Place: Danvers, MA · DANVERS, MA
- Location: 42.5742° N, 70.9505° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Danvers, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5742&lon=-70.9505&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 6, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122720
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82FA004
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FA004

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3608  81/10/17   DANVERS,MA          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  2  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1557                    N2065M              PX-  2  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 27, 810 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            422 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEVERLY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LACONIA,NH                  DANVERS,MA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: BATTERIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GROUNDED
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: SEATS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BURNED
        REMARKS- R REAR SEAT BOTTOM CTCTD POS BATTERY CABLE.FAA ISSUED EMERGCY AD ON 11/3/81 MAKING SB631B MANDTRY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2065M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2065M-1982-11-05), registration cancelled 1982-11-05, S/N 287816246, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (registry code 7102803) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Beverly

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19811017068049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811017068049A), Oct 17, 1981: Piper PA28161, Danvers, MA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aircraft rear seat caught on fire in flight. Pilot made emergency landing but rear passengers were asphyxiated.

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.

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