# NTSB Accident FTW95LA018
> **PIPER PA-23-250** · 1994-10-16 · FREDERICKSBURG, TX, USA · NONE
## 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.

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