# NTSB SEA85LA018: Piper PA-23-250, N5276Y, Aurora, OR, November 16, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 16, 1984, 11:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place: Aurora, OR
- Coordinates: 45.230518, -122.79943 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2305&lon=-122.7994&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- ADs cited in the narratives: [AD 72-11-01](https://openairdocs.org/ad/72-11-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB case key (mKey): 40087
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA85LA018
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/40087/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA018

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Fire, standing - starting engine(s)
  - maintenance,compliance with ad - not followed, pilot in command (cause)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5276Y-1985-03-12), registration cancelled 1985-03-12, S/N 272340 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23-250
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 27-2340
- Airframe hours: 2933
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 64; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19841116062419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841116062419A), Nov 16, 1984: Piper PA23250, Aurora, OR, Substantial damage. After starting engine an explosion occurred followed by fire. AD 721101 had not been complied with.

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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