# Accident 19880720027189A: Piper PA32R301T, Chicago, IL, July 20, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1988, 02:25 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago Midway
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7805° N, 87.7702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7805&lon=-87.7702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8069S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8069S) (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 PA32R301T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880720027189A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FIRE ON CLIMBOUT. DIVERTED AND LANDED GEAR UP. FIRE WENT OUT ON FUEL SHUTOFF. LOOSE B NUT ON INJECTOR NOZZLE

## 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 CHI88LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA170), Jul 20, 1988: Piper PA-32R-301T (N8069S), Chicago, IL, substantial damage

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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