Piper PA-22-160 N8957D
20 May 2011 · Frederick, Oklahoma, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 20 May 2011 at about 20:13 local time, a Piper PA-22-160 registered N8957D was involved in an accident near Frederick, Oklahoma, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:13
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Frederick, Oklahoma, United States
- Nearest airport
- None
- Coordinates
- 34.3511, -98.9836
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-22-160
- Registration
- N8957D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Frederick → Frederick
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN11LA350
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
An in-flight fire for undetermined reasons.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
About 20 minutes after the private pilot and his passenger departed on a local flight, the pilot noticed his feet were getting hot. He thought it might have been the cabin heat, but the heat grew more intense, and the cockpit began to fill with a gray/bluish-colored smoke. The pilot then observed black smoke and flames near his left foot. The pilot made a forced landing to a muddy field where he and his passenger were able to exit the airplane before it was rapidly consumed by fire. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the entire fuselage, tail section, right wing, and the inboard section of the left wing were consumed by fire. The engine compartment also sustained extensive fire damage. The origin of the fire could not be determined due to the extensive damage.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-22 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 2011 | Piper PA-22/20 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 2011 | Piper PA-22-108 | Lockhart, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 2011 | Piper PA-22-160 | Bethel, Alaska, United States | Joshua Poirier | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 2011 | Piper PA-22-150 | Crosby, North Dakota, United States | Jacob W. Hindberg | No injuries | - |
| 13 Dec 2011 | Piper PA-22 | Friday Harbor, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 2011 | Piper PA-22-150 | Thomaston, Georgia, United States | Reese Lonnie E | No injuries | - |
All 3,095 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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