# Incident 19810209011489I: Piper PA23250, VA, February 9, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1981, 14:30 local time
- Place: VA
- Airport: Dulles
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Engine Run-Up
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N9974F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9974F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,800 total, 150 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/19810209011489I

## Narrative

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

ZR PILOT NOTICED SMOKE IN CABIN DURING MAG CHECK. SMOKE COMING FROM RIGHT ENGINE.FOUND EXHAUSE PIPES OFF 2,4,6 CYL.

## Other reports on N9974F (1)

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

- [Incident 19800818067509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800818067509I), Aug 18, 1980: Piper PA23250 (N9974F), Manassas, VA, Minor damage. Pilot was high on the approach, reduced power for nose up descent. Landed short in a high rate of descent.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.