# Accident 19820725035599A: Piper PA23250, Gunnison, CO, July 25, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1982, 08:45 local time
- Place: Gunnison, CO
- Airport: Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5406° N, 106.9207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5406&lon=-106.9207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6383Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6383Y-2013-08-19) (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 IO540C4B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,877 total, 1,217 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82DA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820725035599A

## Narrative

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

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, LEFT ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. UNABLE TO REACH AIRPORT, PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN FIELD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB DEN82DA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA146), Jul 25, 1982: Piper PA-23C-250 (N6383Y), Gunnison, CO, substantial damage

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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