# Incident 19780217007259I: Piper PA23250, Coatesville, PA, February 17, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1978, 12:00 local time
- Place: Coatesville, PA
- Airport: Chester Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Engine Run-Up
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9852° N, 75.8190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coatesville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9852&lon=-75.8190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54001, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54001-2014-12-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780217007259I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FIRE IMMEDIATELY AFTER RUN-UP. SUSPECT MAIN FUEL HOSE. FIREWALL TO FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING UNDER PRESSURE.

## Other reports on N54001 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19951119037699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951119037699I), Nov 19, 1995: Piper PA23250 (N54001), Tacoma, WA, Minor damage. Narrative: nose landing gear down and lock light did not illuminate. Cycled gear handle, unsuccessful. Acft landed on nose section of acft. Substantial…
- [Incident 19780322010519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780322010519I), Mar 22, 1978: Piper PA28/ (N54001), Montoursville, PA, Minor damage. Pilot being directed to park by an unauthorized person. Struck a parked airplane.

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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