19870524015729A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper STCPA28 · Port Aransas, TX · May 24, 1987

Date
May 24, 1987 · 17:00 local
Place
Port Aransas, TX
Airport
Mustang Beach
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6426W
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW87LA132
Reported as
Piper STCPA28
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,550 total700 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Landed short and collided with an embankment after engine failure on downwind leg. Suspect vapor lock on engine.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED SHORT AND COLLIDED WITH AN EMBANKMENT AFTER ENGINE FAILURE ON DOWNWIND LEG. SUSPECT VAPOR LOCK ON ENGINE.

NTSB investigation

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