# Incident 19870515038009I: Piper PA31350, Peoria, IL, May 15, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1987, 11:35 local time
- Place: Peoria, IL
- Airport: Greater Peoria
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DFOA
- Location: 40.6936° N, 89.5890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Peoria, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6936&lon=-89.5890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62869, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62869) (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
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870515038009I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE NOTED FROM LEFT CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL ON TAKEOFF.  RETURNED.  FOUND THE POSITIVE BATTERY LEAD SHORTING.

## Other reports on N62869 (1)

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

- [Accident 19900529017829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900529017829A), May 29, 1990: Piper PA31350 (N62869), Plainfield, IL, Substantial damage. Landed gear up. Failed to complete checklist. Warning horn intermittent did not sound.

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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