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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA22135 · Floresville, TX · February 3, 1987

Date
February 3, 1987 · 10:00 local
Place
Floresville, TX
Airport
Boening Brothers
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3554A
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW87FA054
Reported as
Piper PA22135
Reported engine
Lycoming O290D2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
84 total67 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot noted flames in the cabin and executed an emergency landing. Used muffler had been installed and cracked.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT NOTED FLAMES IN THE CABIN AND EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING. USED MUFFLER HAD BEEN INSTALLED AND CRACKED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.