# Accident 19871216070309A: Piper PA28140, Osceola, AR, December 16, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1987, 08:45 local time
- Place: Osceola, AR
- Airport: Osceola Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7010° N, 89.9895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7010&lon=-89.9895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1595J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1595J-1989-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,494 total, 2,510 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC88LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871216070309A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE ON THE GROUND DURING AN ATTEMPTED JUMP START. A FUEL LINE LEAK CONTACTED THE BATTERY TERMINAL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC88LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA029), Dec 16, 1987: Piper PA-28-140 (N1595J), Osceola, AR, destroyed

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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