# Incident 19870416019609I: Piper PA32RT300, Beaumont Port A, TX, April 16, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1987, 18:30 local time
- Place: Beaumont Port A, TX
- Airport: Jefferson County
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N39517, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39517) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300 (registry code 7103215, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 260 total, 30 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/19870416019609I

## Narrative

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

LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY AFTER POWERPLANT FAILED. CAUSE OF FAILURE UNDETERMINED.

## Other reports on N39517 (1)

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

- [Incident 19950422018639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950422018639I), Apr 22, 1995: Piper PA32RT300 (N39517), Opa Locka, FL. Narrative: a/c departed Opa Locka airport with full fuel, approx. 15 min. Into flt. Engine quit suddenly. PIC switched tanks and tried mag & starter, unable to…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.