# Accident 19860729070729A: Piper PA32R301T, Morris, IL, July 29, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1986, 12:18 local time
- Place: Morris, IL
- Airport: Morris
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3802° N, 88.4243° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morris, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3802&lon=-88.4243&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81753 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 536 total, 191 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860729070729A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO FIRE. THE EXHAUST PIPE CRACKED DUE TO AN IMPROPERLY SECURED CLAMP AND BURNED MAGNETO WIRES

## 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 CHI86LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA185), Jul 29, 1986: Piper PA-32R-301T (N81753), Morris, IL, substantial damage

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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