NONE · PIPER PA-23-250 · 1994-10-16 · FREDERICKSBURG, TX, USA
Event
NTSB number
FTW95LA018
Event ID
20001206X02443
Type
Accident
Date
1994-10-16
Location
FREDERICKSBURG, TX, USA
Coordinates
30.270528, -98.869453
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
PIPER
Model
PA-23-250
Registration
N821AC
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
IMPROPER 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.