# Incident 19851004074059I: Piper PA32300, Jacksonville, FL, October 4, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1985, 09:06 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 30.3322° N, 81.6557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jacksonville, FL, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3322&lon=-81.6557&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8614N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8614N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,060 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA86IA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86IA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851004074059I

## Narrative

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

EXHAUST PIPE FAILED AT SITE OF POOR WELD REPAIR.  THIS STARTED AN INFLIGHT FIRE BUT AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY.

## 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 MIA86IA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86IA001), Oct 4, 1985: Piper PA-32-300 (N8614N), Jacksonville, FL, incident, minor 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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