# Accident 19941016040329A: Piper PA23250, Fredericksburg, TX, October 16, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1994, 11:15 local time
- Place: Fredericksburg, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2705° N, 98.8695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2705&lon=-98.8695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N821AC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N821AC-2005-11-23) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,020 total, 10 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941016040329A

## Narrative

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

EN ROUTE CLIMB LEFT ENGINE FIRE. SHUTDOWN. UNSKILLED UNABLE FEATHER. LOST ALTITUDE. CRASH LANDED. LOOSE FUEL LINE.

## 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 FTW95LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA018), Oct 16, 1994: Piper PA-23-250 (N821AC), Fredericksburg, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE RESULTING IN AN ENGINE FIRE, AND THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PROPELLER FEATHERING PROCEDURE, CAUSING THE PROPELLER NOT TO FEATHER AND THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE OUT CAPABILITY TO BE…

## Other reports on N821AC (1)

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

- [Incident 19891113063659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891113063659I), Nov 13, 1989: Piper PA23250 (N821AC), Trenton, NJ, Minor damage. Landed gear up while doing touch and go landings. Did not have airman or medical certificates, on person.

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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