# Accident 19850827073829A: Piper PA60601P, Wrightstown, NJ, August 27, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1985, 16:30 local time
- Place: Wrightstown, NJ
- Airport: Mcguire Afb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0156° N, 74.5917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Mc Guire Air Force Base (WRI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0156&lon=-74.5917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90342 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601P
- Reported engine: LYC IO540S1A5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 274 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA226) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850827073829A

## Narrative

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

SAFE LANDING AFTER INFLIGHT FIRE STARTED BY FAILED TAIL PIPE WELD.

## 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 NYC85LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA226), Aug 28, 1985: Smith, Ted Aerostar Aerostar 601P (N90342), Wrightstown, NJ, 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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