# Accident 19891221052459A: Piper PA60602P, Frenchtown, NJ, December 21, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1989, 10:35 local time
- Place: Frenchtown, NJ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5305° N, 75.0528° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Frenchtown, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5305&lon=-75.0528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6894Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6894Y-2018-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper AEROSTAR 602P (registry code 7106014, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-602p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60602P
- Reported engine: LYC IO540S1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90FA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891221052459A

## Narrative

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

FIRE RIGHT ENGINE AT CRUISE. ENGINE TORE OFF. WENT INTO SPIN. EXHAUST PIPE ON TURBOCHARGER BROKE. SUPERSTAR KIT.

## 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 NYC90FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90FA040), Dec 21, 1989: Piper PA-60-602P (N6894Y), Frenchtown, NJ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION OF THE TURBOCHARGER TAILPIPE EXHAUST STACK ON THE RIGHT ENGINE BY THE MECHANIC(S). THE FAILURE OF THE TAILPIPE PERMITTED HEAT FROM THE EXHAUST TO WEAKEN THE…

## Other reports on N6894Y (2)

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

- [Incident 19880716040559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880716040559I), Jul 16, 1988: Piper PA60602P (N6894Y), Aspen, CO, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing rollout. Nose landing gear was out of rig.
- [Incident 19820509023919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820509023919I), May 9, 1982: Piper 602P (N6894Y), Norman, OK. In climb at 12000 feet, left manifold pressure dropped from 35 to 17 inches. Pilot throttled back to idle. Landed.

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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