# Accident 19930910033909A: Piper PA32RT300T, Marshall, VA, September 10, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1993, 15:45 local time
- Place: Marshall, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8660° N, 77.8371° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marshall, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8660&lon=-77.8371&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2207B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2207B-2015-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300T (registry code 7103216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93FA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93FA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930910033909A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FIRE ON CLIMBOUT. FLAME SEEN WHEEL AREA. HIT TREES LANDING. EXHAUST PIPE SEPARATED. BOGUS EXHAUST SYSTEM.

## 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 BFO93FA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93FA167), Sep 10, 1993: Piper PA-32RT-300T (N2207B), Marshall, VA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: AN INADEQUATE ANNUAL INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE AND NON-COMPLIANCE WITH AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES BY COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL.

## Other reports on N2207B (1)

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

- [Incident 19861209077799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861209077799I), Dec 9, 1986: Piper PA32RT300T (N2207B), Blythe, CA. Pilot reported smoke in cockpit. Engine failed inflight. Aircraft landed on a road. Exhaust system found broken.

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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