# Accident 19840216006229A: Piper PA31, Brownsville, TX, February 16, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1984, 18:50 local time
- Place: Brownsville, TX
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.2106° N, 98.2304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2106&lon=-98.2304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7415L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7415L-1994-08-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31
- Reported engine: LYC IO720A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,376 total, 9,370 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840216006229A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING INSTRUMENT APPROACH. PILOT STATED CRASH OCCURED AS HE BEGAN MISSED APPROACH PROCEDURE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW84LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA138), Feb 17, 1984: Piper PA-31 (N7415L), Brownsville, TX, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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