# Accident 19960707016449A: Piper PA23250, Harrisburg, PA, July 7, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1996
- Place: Harrisburg, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 40.2293° N, 76.8699° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2293&lon=-76.8699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6994Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6994Y-1999-02-01) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD96LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960707016449A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE ON TAKEOFF AND LANDED IN A RIVER.

## 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 IAD96LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA105), Jul 7, 1996: Piper PA-23-250 (N6994Y), Harrisburg, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: Failure of the right engine due to a fatigue fracture of the crankshaft resultant from heat cracks from an undetermined source.

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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