# Accident 20230116000269A: Piper PA-32-301T, Kingfiser, OK, January 16, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 2023, 12:45 local time
- Place: Kingfiser, OK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8743° N, 97.7926° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8743&lon=-97.7926&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8266D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8266D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-301T (registry code 7103209, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-301T
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23FA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23FA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230116000269A

## Narrative

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

A 1980 PIPER PA-32-301T AIRCRAFT DEPARTED PWA AT APPROXIMATELY 1215L ON JANUARY 16, 2023. AFTER ROUGHLY 30 MINUTES OF FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED AROUND 1245L, APPROXIMATELY 8 MILES ENE OF KINGFISHER, OK. DUE TO UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES; HOWEVER VIDEO AND WITNESSES EVIDENCE STRONGLY SUGGEST AN INFLIGHT FIRE AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRAILING HEAVY BLACK SMOKE BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND.

## 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 CEN23FA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23FA079), Jan 16, 2023: Piper PA-32-301T (N8266D), Kingfisher, OK, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: An oil leak of undetermined origin that resulted in an in-flight engine compartment fire and subsequent loss of airplane control.

## Other reports on N8266D (1)

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

- [Incident 20200817021929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200817021929I), Aug 17, 2020: Piper PA-32-301T (N8266D), El Reno, OK, Minor damage. On 08/17/2020 a Piper PA-32-301T, registration number N8266D, s/n 32-8024049 departed taos regional airport (kskx) taos, NM. With destination to wiley post…

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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