# Incident 19870317011289I: Piper PA23250, Washington, DC, March 17, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1987, 13:28 local time
- Place: Washington, DC
- Airport: Dulles International
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8951&lon=-77.0364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5216Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5216Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1D5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870317011289I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE TRAILING LEFT ENGINE EN ROUTE. LANDED SAFELY AND FOUND CYLINDER PARTIALLY SEPARATED FROM THE CASE.

## Other reports on N5216Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19870329079472A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870329079472A), Mar 29, 1987: Piper PA23250 (N5216Y), Dover, DE, Substantial damage. Struck from behind by N1347J in a mid air collision at 3000 feet. Both pilots stated they were hit from behind.

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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