# Accident 19890623019069A: Piper PA60700P, Griffith, IN, June 23, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1989, 16:00 local time
- Place: Griffith, IN
- Airport: Griffith Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5276° N, 87.4239° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Griffith, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5276&lon=-87.4239&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6907C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6907C-1992-10-21) (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 TIO540U2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,172 total, 200 in this make and model, 83 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89FA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89FA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890623019069A

## Narrative

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

FIRE IN LEFT ENGINE. SECURED AND RETURNED. FIRE WENT OUT. LANDED WITH EXTENSIVE FIRE DAMAGE.TURBO TAILPIPE MISSING

## 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 CHI89FA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89FA122), Jun 23, 1989: Piper PA-60-700P (N6907C), Griffith, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE TURBOCHARGER EXHAUST TAILPIPE ASSEMBLY RETAINING CLAMP.

## Other reports on N6907C (3)

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

- [Accident 19920214003119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920214003119A), Feb 14, 1992: Piper PA60700P (N6907C), Wooster, OH, Substantial damage. Unable stop on icy runway. Tried go around end of runway but settled into rough terrain. No NOTAMS on runway icing.
- [Incident 19910903045299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910903045299I), Sep 3, 1991: Piper PA60700P (N6907C), Omaha, NE. Engine problem in flight. Shut right engine down. Continued to destination. Landed safely.
- [Incident 19910311010899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910311010899I), Mar 11, 1991: Piper PA60700P (N6907C), Des Moines, IA. Vibration left engine. Shutdown. Landed safely. NR2 cylinder head had severed from pre-existing crack.

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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