# Accident 19850319009559A: Piper PA23, Justin, TX, March 19, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1985, 15:30 local time
- Place: Justin, TX
- Airport: Clark
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0800° N, 97.2906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0800&lon=-97.2906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2154P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2154P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-150 (registry code 7102303, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 221 total, 3 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850319009559A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FIRE WITH HOT START. ABANDONED AIRCRAFT WITH OTHER ENGINE RUNNING. TAXIED UNOCCUPIED INTO PARKED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 FTW85LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA156), Mar 19, 1985: Piper PA-23-150 (N2154P), Justin, TX, destroyed

## Other reports on N2154P (2)

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

- [Incident 19860125009069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860125009069I), Jan 25, 1986: Piper PA23150 (N2154P), Laramie, WY, Minor damage. Landed on highway after left engine quit due to inability to crossfeed fuel. Medical expired, not rated in aircraft
- [Incident 19780328011509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780328011509I), Mar 28, 1978: Piper PA23 (N2154P), Ft Worth, TX, Minor damage. Landing gear selector lever broke off in the pilots hand. Unable to extend the gear.

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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