NTSB investigations: Piper PA-23-250

14 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-23-250, where the first occurrence was “Fire”. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

19822026
NTSB investigations: Piper PA-23-250 per year, 1982–2026: 14 cases
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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
  WHERE c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102308')
      AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o.\"occurrenceNumber\" = 1 AND o.\"occurrenceCode\" = 171))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB NYC04LA047Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23-250 · Buffalo, NYThe pilot's improper procedure with regard to the cabin heater, which resulted in the over temperature of the heater and subsequent fire.Dec 12, 2003 · N40259 · Substantial damageNTSB BFO96IA012Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23 · Beckley, WVan in-flight fire (behind the right side of the instrument panel), which occurred for undetermined reason(s).Oct 14, 1995 · N65SC · Minor damageNTSB CHI95LA234Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23-250 · Michigan City, INreason for the occurrence was undetermined.May 23, 1995 · N6092Y · Substantial damageNTSB ATL95FA007Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23-250 · Newville, ALFailure of maintenance personnel to properly install the marmon clamp on the discharge side of the turbocharger.Oct 23, 1994 · N999BW · DestroyedNTSB FTW95LA018Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23-250 · Fredericksburg, TXImproper maintenance resulting in an engine fire, and the pilot's improper propeller feathering procedure, causing the propeller not to feather and the airplane's engine out capability to be exceeded. A factor was the unsuitable terrain conditions.Oct 16, 1994 · N821AC · Substantial damageNTSB MIA92LA143Accident · 4 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23-250 · St. ThomasIn-flight fire for undetermined reasons, and in-flight collision with the water.Jun 28, 1992 · N59LD · DestroyedNTSB ATL89LA087Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23-250 · Huntersville, NCFire resulting from an oil leak of undetermined origin in the area of the left engine.Feb 12, 1989 · N5112Y · DestroyedNTSB MKC86LA154Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23-250T · Norfolk, NEA fire started inflight in the left wheel well and nacelle area just after the pilot turned on the electric fuel pumps during the turn to final approach. The airplane was landed and the pilot evacuated safely. According to witnesses, the airplane appeared to…Jul 22, 1986 · N62719 · Substantial damageNTSB MIA85LA198Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23-250 · Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)The plt reported that during an overwater flt, a fire began in the front section of the acft while he was cruising at 10,500 ft. he radioed his position on the emergency freq (121.5 mhz) & squawked an emergency code (7700) on his transponder. Subsequently, he…Jun 24, 1985 · N21ML · DestroyedNTSB FTW85FA137Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23-250 · Foss, OKInflt fire at rear of lft eng caused by fitting of inlet fuel line to eng driven fuel pump being more than 1 & 1/2 turns from finger tight plt was A&P mech and did maint on a/c and had helped install lft eng 19.8 hrs prior to accident . Lft wing separated…Mar 5, 1985 · N6310U · DestroyedNTSB ATL85LA103Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23-250 · Reidsville, GAThe acft was found burning in the woods by the foresty service. No persons or baggage were found. The date, time & cause of the accident is unknown. Suspected drug related activity. According to FAA records, the acft was not officially registered. It had been…Feb 28, 1985 · N4565P · DestroyedNTSB SEA85LA018Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23-250 · Aurora, ORThe acft caught fire during start. The FAA inspectors said that AD 72-11-01 had not been followed in compliance.Nov 16, 1984 · N5276Y · Substantial damageNTSB CHI85LA001Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23-250 · Greenbush, MNFollowing an uneventful approach and landing, the plt was taxiing back up the runway when the right engine quit. The right seat passenger immediately noted flames coming from the engine and notified the plt, who swung the acft into positon for wind to keep…Oct 3, 1984 · N37JL · Substantial damageNTSB DEN82DA146Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-23C-250 · Gunnison, CODuring takeoff, the pilot was distracted by inbound traffic and delayed retracting his gear. At the same time, the engines were not synchronized and he was having difficulty getting them to sound good. He then noticed that a fire had started in the vicinity…Jul 25, 1982 · N6383Y · Substantial damage