# Incident 19890119023499I: Piper PA60700P, Du Bois, PA, January 19, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1989, 18:10 local time
- Place: Du Bois, PA
- Airport: Du Bois-Jefferson County Airport
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1222° N, 78.7551° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of DuBois, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1222&lon=-78.7551&mi=10
- Aircraft: N700HS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N700HS-2000-09-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-60-700P (registry code 7106023, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-60-700p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60700P
- Reported engine: LYC LTIO540*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 85 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890119023499I

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE FAILED. FORCED LANDING. DIAPHRAGM IN FUEL PUMP FAILED. LEAK CAUSED SMALL FIRE WHICH SHORTED WIRES.

## Other reports on N700HS (1)

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

- [Accident 19971107039189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971107039189A), Nov 7, 1997: Piper PA60700P (N700HS), Portland, OR, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on takeoff failed actuate nosewheel steering. Feathered engine in panic. Hit signs. Burned. (.19) on November 7, 1997, approximately…

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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