# Accident 19850305052609A: Piper PA23250, Foss, OK, March 5, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1985, 09:17 local time
- Place: Foss, OK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4504° N, 99.1697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4504&lon=-99.1697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6310U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6310U-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C4B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,765 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85FA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850305052609A

## Narrative

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

INTENSE FIRE IN FLIGHT WITH SEPARATION OF LEFT WING. FUEL LINE FITTING TO PUMP LOOSE ON LEFT ENGINE.

## 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 FTW85FA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA137), Mar 5, 1985: Piper PA-23-250 (N6310U), Foss, OK, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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