# Incident 19851024063029I: Piper PA23250, Newburgh, NY, October 24, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1985, 20:30 local time
- Place: Newburgh, NY
- Airport: Stewart International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 41.5032° N, 74.0196° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newburgh, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5032&lon=-74.0196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62497, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62497-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851024063029I

## Narrative

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

CLEARED FOR APPROACH AFTER SMOKE EXPERIENCED IN COCKPIT. CAUSE OF SMOKE NOT REPORTED.

## Other reports on N62497 (2)

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

- [Accident 20051215030759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051215030759A), Dec 15, 2005: Piper PA23250 (N62497), State College, PA, Substantial damage. (-23) While attempting to take off during snow showers or snow covered runwy pilot lost control of aircraft veering off runway hitting runway sign and snow…
- [Incident 20001106028299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001106028299I), Nov 6, 2000: Piper PA23250 (N62497), Buffalo, MN, Minor damage. (-23) Upon touchdown at Buffalo, pilot could not stop plane in the rain. Airplane over ran runway, nose gear collapsed in the mud. Two of 4 prop tips bent.…

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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