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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23-250 · Aurora, OR · November 16, 1984

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report

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Date
November 16, 1984, 11:30 local (19:30 UTC)
Place
Aurora, OR
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N5276YPiper PA-23-250
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19841116062419A
Case key
40087

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

FireStanding - starting engine(s)
Maintenance,compliance with ad - not followedPilot in commandCause

Analysis

The acft caught fire during start. The FAA inspectors said that AD 72-11-01 had not been followed in compliance.

Aircraft

Registration
N5276Y
Reported as
Piper PA-23-250
Category
Airplane
Serial number
27-2340
Airframe hours
2,933
Engine
Lycoming O-540-AID5, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Fire
On-Ground
Flight
Instructional · Part 91
Registered owner
Daian Childers
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · November 4, 1984
Airport
3S2 · Aurora State
N5276YRegistration cancelled Mar 12, 1985 · Piper PA-23-250S/N 272340Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
64
Certificates
Flight instructor, Airline transport, Commercial
Airplane ratings
Single-engine sea, Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Right
Flight hours
9,750 total · 410 in this make and model · 9,650 as pilot in command · 118 in the last 90 days

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
Calm
Visibility
30 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19841116062419APiper PA23250 · Aurora, ORAfter starting engine an explosion occurred followed by fire. AD 721101 had not been complied with.Nov 16, 1984 · N5276Y · Substantial damage