# Incident 19890731050339I: Piper PA23250, Fort Collins, CO, July 31, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1989, 20:15 local time
- Place: Fort Collins, CO
- Airport: Christman Field Airport
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5967° N, 105.1444° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHRISTMAN FLD (CO55), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5967&lon=-105.1444&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40471, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40471) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540C1A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,500 total, 300 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/19890731050339I

## Narrative

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

SMALL FIRE IN RIGHT ENGINE. SHUT DOWN AND LANDED. INLET OIL LINE TO TURBO LEAKED OIL ON TURBO CHARGER.

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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