# NTSB CHI78FEC13: Piper PA-23, N6704Y, Troy, MI, February 6, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 6, 1978
- Place: Troy, MI · TROY, MI
- Location: 42.6056° N, 83.1499° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Troy, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6056&lon=-83.1499&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 1, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143429
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FEC13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEC13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1672   78/2/6    TROY,MI             PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1410                    N6704Y              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  31, 3085 TOTAL HOURS, 288
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TROY EXECUTIVE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TROY,MI                     CADIZ,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - AIR CONDITION,HEATING AND PRESSURIZATION: OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT
        REMARKS- CABIN HEATER IGNITED ACFT DRG TAXI FRM ABORTED TKOF FOR UNDETERMINED REASON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6704Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6704Y-1981-05-07), registration cancelled 1981-05-07, S/N 27-4030 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250 (6PCLM)](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250-6pclm) (registry code 7102313) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Troy Executive

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780206007659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780206007659A), Feb 6, 1978: Piper PA23, Troy, MI, Destroyed. Cabin heater ignited acft drg taxi frm aborted tkof for undetermireason.

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.

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