# Accident 19890212006729A: Piper PA23250, Huntersville, NC, February 12, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1989, 17:00 local time
- Place: Huntersville, NC
- Airport: Bradford Fld Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4092° N, 80.8410° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4092&lon=-80.8410&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5112Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5112Y-1989-07-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,250 total, 800 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890212006729A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FIRE IN PATTERN. FEATHERED ENGINE. LANDED. THICK SMOKE IN CABIN. FIRE CONSUMED AIRCRAFT. ORIGIN UNKNOWN.

## 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 ATL89LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA087), Feb 12, 1989: Piper PA-23-250 (N5112Y), Huntersville, NC, destroyed. Probable cause: FIRE RESULTING FROM AN OIL LEAK OF UNDETERMINED ORIGIN IN THE AREA OF THE LEFT ENGINE.

## Other reports on N5112Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19760701019159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760701019159A), Jul 1, 1976: Piper PA23250 (N5112Y), Huntersville, NC, Substantial damage. Ran into ditch along the end of the rwy.

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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