# Incident 19870202011129I: Piper PA24250, Padre Island, TX, February 2, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1987, 16:30 local time
- Place: Padre Island, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.8445° N, 97.3678° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Padre Island, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8445&lon=-97.3678&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7175P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7175P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 322 total, 6 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870202011129I

## Narrative

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

DURING ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM A BEACH, THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED IN SOFT SAND. PROPELLER 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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