# Incident 19780324010159I: Piper PA23250, Miami, FL, March 24, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1978, 11:17 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Tamiami
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Engine Run-Up
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.7503° N, 80.3742° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Tamiami Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7503&lon=-80.3742&mi=10
- Aircraft: N143DP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N143DP-2014-07-17) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 200 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/19780324010159I

## Narrative

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

NOTICED FIRE DURING RUN-UP. EXHAUST STACK BROKE, IGNITED FIBERGLASS NOSE COWL.

## Other reports on N143DP (1)

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

- [Accident 19800316016179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800316016179A), Mar 16, 1980: Piper PA23250 (N143DP), Daytona Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Right main gear collapsed on landing roll. Actuating piston. Improper adjustment. Failed to check gear down.

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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