# Incident 19870109016319I: Piper PA31350, Morristown, NJ, January 9, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1987, 11:22 local time
- Place: Morristown, NJ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CZUA
- Location: 40.7966° N, 74.4773° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morristown, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7966&lon=-74.4773&mi=10
- Aircraft: N684JJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N684JJ-2010-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC LTIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870109016319I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FIRE IN FLIGHT. CYLINDER BLOW HOLE WAS CAUSING AN OIL FIRE IN TURBOCHARGER.

## Other reports on N684JJ (1)

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

- [Incident 19850801052069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850801052069I), Aug 1, 1985: Piper PA31350 (N684JJ), Saratoga Spring, NY, Minor damage. Rough engines and high CHT on climb. Aircraft had been fueled with jet fuel. Engines to be changed.

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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