# Accident 19860406010709A: Piper PA32RT300T, Fort Deposit, AL, April 6, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1986, 20:33 local time
- Place: Fort Deposit, AL
- Airport: Lowndes Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9809° N, 86.5698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9809&lon=-86.5698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22370, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22370) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300T (registry code 7103216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 620 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860406010709A

## Narrative

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

TURBOCHARGER EXHAUST CLAMP FAILED, LED TO ENGINE FIRE. DURING LANDING, FIRE WALL ALSO DAMAGED BY IMPACT.

## 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 ATL86LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA107), Apr 7, 1986: Piper PA-32R-300T (N22370), Fort Deposit, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N22370 (1)

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

- [Incident 19800307028779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800307028779I), Mar 7, 1980: Piper PA32RT300T (N22370), Montgomery, AL, Minor damage. Lost directional control in crosswind takeoff, damaged right main gear. Gear collapsed on 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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