# Incident 19871110073939I: Piper PA32R301, Gillette, WY, November 10, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 1987, 05:15 local time
- Place: Gillette, WY
- Airport: Gillette-Campbell County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2726° N, 105.4989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gillette, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2726&lon=-105.4989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80702, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103220, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871110073939I

## Narrative

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

BRIGHT FLASH FROM COWL LOUVERS IN CRUISE. LANDED OK. FIRE SOURCE BELIEVED TO BE NOTE PAPER DROPPED INTO ENGINE COWL

## Other reports on N80702 (2)

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

- [Incident 19940513027529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940513027529I), May 13, 1994: Piper PA32R300 (N80702), Rochester, NY. Unsafe gear light. Use manual extend and fly by ok. Landed safely. Micro switch cleaned and adjusted.
- [Incident 19911127060899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911127060899I), Nov 27, 1991: Piper PA32R301 (N80702), Rapid City, SD. Hyudraulic system failed in flight. Diverted and landed without incident.

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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