# Accident 19860722035439A: Piper PA23250, Norfolk, NE, July 22, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1986, 10:40 local time
- Place: Norfolk, NE
- Airport: Karl Stefan Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0293° N, 97.4091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0293&lon=-97.4091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62719, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62719-2013-04-29) (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
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540C1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 885 total, 0 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC86LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860722035439A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED EXPLOSION AND FIRE IN LEFT ENGINE WHILE TURNING TO FINAL. LANDED SAFELY. FOUND BROKEN FUEL LINE.

## 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 MKC86LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA154), Jul 22, 1986: Piper PA-23-250T (N62719), Norfolk, NE, substantial damage

## Other reports on N62719 (1)

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

- [Accident 19770128002409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770128002409A), Jan 28, 1977: Piper PA23250 (N62719), Lock Haven, PA, Substantial damage. Encountered blowing snow on tkof. Wnd gusts to 33 knots.

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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