# Accident 19851020059829A: Piper PA28181, Palo Alto, CA, October 20, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1985, 17:40 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Airport: Palo Alto
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4507° N, 122.1004° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4507&lon=-122.1004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2491Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2491Y-1991-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851020059829A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DURING TAXI AFTER LANDING. ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE DURING ATTEMPTED RESTART.

## 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 LAX86LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA020), Oct 21, 1985: Piper PA28-181 (N2491Y), Palo Alto, CA, 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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