Accident · 1990-02-03

NTSB case DEN90LA054 · PIPER PA-32RT-300T · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1990-02-03
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: PIPER PA-32RT-300T (N21492)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Alpine Aviation, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): ALPINE AVIATION INC.

Probable cause

IMPROPER INSTALLATION BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL AND FATIGUE FAILURE AND LEAKAGE OF THE LEFT INTERMEDIATE EXHAUST PIPE, WHICH RESULTED IN AN IN-FLIGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: INADEQUATE SERVICE BULLETIN PROVIDED BY THE MANUFACTURER AND INSUFFICIENT STANDARDS PROVIDED BY THE (FAA) AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE.

Source: NTSB case DEN90LA054

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

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