19871110063459A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Miami, FL · November 10, 1987

Date
November 10, 1987 · 10:50 local
Place
Miami, FL
Airport
Opa Locka Airport
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5086Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA88LA033
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Reported engine
Lycoming O540A1D5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,311 total478 in this make and model385 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Left engine caught on fire during engine startup. Found each fuel cap was wrapped with a rag to prevent leaking.

As the FAA filed it

LEFT ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE DURING ENGINE STARTUP. FOUND EACH FUEL CAP WAS WRAPPED WITH A RAG TO PREVENT LEAKING.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N5086Y · 1

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