# Accident 19870203001579A: Piper PA22135, Floresville, TX, February 3, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1987, 10:00 local time
- Place: Floresville, TX
- Airport: Boening Brothers
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1309° N, 98.1503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1309&lon=-98.1503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3554A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22135
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 84 total, 67 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870203001579A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW87FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA054), Feb 3, 1987: Piper PA-22-135 (N3554A), Floresville, TX, destroyed

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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