40.8501° N, 74.0608° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at TETERBORO (TEB), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
July 19, 1990 · 17:30 local
Place
Teterboro, NJ
Airport
Teterboro
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N16MT
Reported as
Piper PA31350
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540J2BD
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,000 total1,000 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Right engine started to burn. Fire stopped when engine shut down. Continued flight to destination.
As the FAA filed it
RIGHT ENGINE STARTED TO BURN. FIRE STOPPED WHEN ENGINE SHUT DOWN. CONTINUED FLIGHT TO DESTINATION.