41.5340° N, 93.6631° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at DES MOINES INTL (DSM), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
July 12, 1991 · 15:26 local
Place
Des Moines, IA
Airport
Des Moines International
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N62563
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540C1A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
800 total40 in this make and model15 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.
Left engine quit and caught fire on final. Landed and fire department put out fire.
As the FAA filed it
LEFT ENGINE QUIT AND CAUGHT FIRE ON FINAL. LANDED AND FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT OUT FIRE.