# Incident 19861209077799I: Piper PA32RT300T, Blythe, CA, December 9, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 1986, 12:07 local time
- Place: Blythe, CA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6535° N, 114.6218° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blythe, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6535&lon=-114.6218&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2207B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2207B-2015-05-08) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 300 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861209077799I

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED SMOKE IN COCKPIT. ENGINE FAILED INFLIGHT. AIRCRAFT LANDED ON A ROAD. EXHAUST SYSTEM FOUND BROKEN.

## Other reports on N2207B (1)

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

- [Accident 19930910033909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930910033909A), Sep 10, 1993: Piper PA32RT300T (N2207B), Marshall, VA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Engine fire on climbout. Flame seen wheel area. Hit trees landing. Exhaust pipe separated. Bogus exhaust system.

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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