# Incident 19870108005789I: Piper PA32300, Pompano, FL, January 8, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 1987, 18:45 local time
- Place: Pompano, FL
- Airport: Ft Lauderdale Executive
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FPIA
- Location: 26.1973° N, 80.1707° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORT LAUDERDALE EXEC (FXE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1973&lon=-80.1707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4219R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4219R-2017-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,454 total, 80 in this make and model, 205 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870108005789I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE COWL BECAME UNFASTENED DURING CLIMB. DIVERTED AND FOUND A DZUS FASTENER HAD SEPARATED FROM THE LATCH.

## Other reports on N4219R (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19910114006939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910114006939I), Jan 14, 1991: Piper PA32300 (N4219R), Sarasota-Brand, FL, Minor damage. Engine failed on climb. Returned to airport landed on field beside runway and went through a ditch before stopping

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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