# Accident 19870726038619A: Piper PA28R201, Houston, TX, July 26, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1987, 10:30 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Andrau
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6083H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6083H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A (registry code 41535, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-igso-540-b1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 455 total, 108 in this make and model, 67 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870726038619A

## Narrative

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

PREMATURE LIFTOFF ON TAKEOFF. PROPELLER STRUCK RUNWAY. FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT. STRUCK TWO PARKED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 FTW87LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA176), Jul 26, 1987: Piper PA28R-201 (N6083H), Houston, 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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