# Incident 19851115076349I: Piper PA24250, Napa, CA, November 15, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1985, 17:30 local time
- Place: Napa, CA
- Airport: Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2971° N, 122.3010° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Napa, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2971&lon=-122.3010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7698P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7698P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1D5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 480 total, 0 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851115076349I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN COCKPIT AND ORANGE GLOW FROM COWLING ON TAKEOFF. LANDED WITH GEAR IN TRANSIT. EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKED.

## Other reports on N7698P (1)

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

- [Accident 19740609015289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740609015289A), Jun 9, 1974: Piper PA24250 (N7698P), Fresno, CA, Substantial damage. Acft hit hump,became airborne. Plt retracted gr. Acft settled to grnd.

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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