# Accident 19870524015729A: Piper STCPA28, Port Aransas, TX, May 24, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1987, 17:00 local time
- Place: Port Aransas, TX
- Airport: Mustang Beach
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.8200° N, 97.0592° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8200&lon=-97.0592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6426W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6426W-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCPA28
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,550 total, 700 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870524015729A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW87LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA132), May 24, 1987: Piper PA-28-140 (N6426W), Port Aransas, TX, substantial damage

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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