# Accident 20090920050629A: Piper PA32R-301T, Unincorporated, FL, September 20, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 2009, 17:55 local time
- Place: Unincorporated, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.3264° N, 80.5964° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.3264&lon=-80.5964&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2467Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2467Y-2012-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103220, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R-301T
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09FA526](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09FA526) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090920050629A

## Narrative

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

PILOT OF N2467Y CALLED MADAY AND REPORTED A "FIRE IN THE ENGINE", AND MOMENTS LATER "WE HAVE SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT". WITH IN 60 SECONDS THE PILOT REPORTED, "CAN SEE SOME FIRE COMING OFF OF THE NOSE". PILOT SAID HE INTENDED TO FLY TO KFXE. THIS AIRPORT IS 25 MILES AWAY. APPROXIMATELY 2.5 MINUTES LATER PILOT REPORTED MORE SMOKE. PILOT REPORTED, "WE'RE ON FIRE". THERE WERE NO FURTHER TRANSMISSIONS FROM N2467Y AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO FLY APPROXIMATELY 60 SECONDS MORE UNTIL IT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NEAR VERTICAL ATTITUDE.

## 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 ERA09FA526](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09FA526), Sep 20, 2009: Piper PA-32R-301T (N2467Y), Fort Lauderdale, FL, substantial damage, 4 fatal. Probable cause: Fatigue failure of the No. 5 engine cylinder fuel supply line, which resulted in an engine compartment fire. Also causal was the pilot's failure to immediately secure the engine/perform a forced…

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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