# Accident 19960623014829A: Piper PA23250, Canton, AL, June 23, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1996, 20:27 local time
- Place: Canton, AL
- Airport: Gragg-Wade Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8404° N, 86.6206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8404&lon=-86.6206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6937Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6937Y-1996-08-23) (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 IO540C4B5
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 326 total, 18 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL96FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96FA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960623014829A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED FIRE. CRASHED. LEFT ENGINE FIRE AND FEATHERED. NR6 CYL BROKE OFF. APPEARS EXPLOSION BLEW OFF LEFT WING.

## 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 ATL96FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96FA095), Jun 24, 1996: Piper PA-23-250 (N6937Y), Clanton, AL, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: corrosion pitting of the number six cylinder on the left engine, and subsequent fatigue fracture and separation of the cylinder, which led to an engine compartment fire, wing fire, and an in-flight…

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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