# Accident 19941023035359A: Piper PA23250, Newville, AL, October 23, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1994, 15:03 local time
- Place: Newville, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.4199° N, 85.3291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4199&lon=-85.3291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N999BW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N999BW-1995-06-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540J4A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,503 total, 44 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL95FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95FA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941023035359A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED LEFT ENGINE OUT. RETURNING TO DHN. FIRE LEFT ENGINE BURNED OFF WING. TURBOCHARGER EXHAUST PIPE CAME OFF.

## 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 ATL95FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95FA007), Oct 23, 1994: Piper PA-23-250 (N999BW), Newville, AL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL TO PROPERLY INSTALL THE MARMON CLAMP ON THE DISCHARGE SIDE OF THE TURBOCHARGER.

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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