# Accident 19870311005579A: Piper PA24250, Navarre, FL, March 11, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1987, 12:45 local time
- Place: Navarre, FL
- Airport: Ft Walton Beach
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4090° N, 86.6604° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4090&lon=-86.6604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7645P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7645P-2013-04-01) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 43 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870311005579A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE AIRCRAFT DITCHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. RIGHT FUEL CELL COLLAPSED. AD NOT COMPLIED WITH.

## 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 MIA87LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA104), Mar 11, 1987: Piper PA-24-250 (N7645P), Navarre, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7645P (1)

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

- [Incident 19860402027179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860402027179I), Apr 2, 1986: Piper PA24250 (N7645P), Bowling Green, KY, Minor damage. Gear would not extend normally. Incorrect procedure for manual extension used. Gear collapsed on landing.

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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