# NTSB NYC82FHJ03: Piper PA-30, N755RY, East Moriches, NY, November 5, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 5, 1981
- Place: East Moriches, NY · EAST MORICHES, NY
- Location: 40.8088° N, 72.7566° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Moriches, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8088&lon=-72.7566&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 13, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122581
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82FHJ03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FHJ03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3520   81/11/5   EAST MORICHES,NY    PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 66, 6200
        TIME - 1300                    N755RY              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 6000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FLUSHING,NY                 WESTHAMPTON,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - SMOKE IN COCKPIT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - *ERROR-INVALID CODE*
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SMOKE IN COCKPIT
        REMARKS- SMELLED SMK IN FLT,DIVERTED TO NEAREST ARPT.FIRE ERUPTED IN CABIN AREA WHILE PLT INSPD EXTERIOR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N755RY (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Spadaro

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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