# Incident 19860221007859I: Piper PA23250, Rochester, NY, February 21, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1986, 06:57 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Rochester Monroe County
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 43.1548° N, 77.6156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1548&lon=-77.6156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62656, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62656-2012-10-04) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860221007859I

## Narrative

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

FUEL LEAKING FROM LEFT MAIN TANK NOTED IN FLIGHT. DIVERTED AND AFTER LANDING PROPERLY INSTALLED FUEL CAP.

## Other reports on N62656 (2)

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

- [Accident 19800820037729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800820037729A), Aug 20, 1980: Piper PA23 (N62656), Hartford, CT, Substantial damage. Landed long downwind in heavy rain. Ran off departure end of runway.
- [Incident 19780523039669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780523039669I), May 23, 1978: Piper PA23250 (N62656), Windsor Locks, CT, Minor damage. Wheel separated during taxi from landing.

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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