# Accident 19870801040259A: Piper PA23250, Imperial, TX, August 1, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1987, 14:15 local time
- Place: Imperial, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.2709° N, 102.6902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2709&lon=-102.6902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5998Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5998Y-2014-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C4B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 375 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87FA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870801040259A

## Narrative

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

CAUGHT A WING IN THE WATER WHILE BUZZING A LAKE. AIRCRAFT  CARTWHEELED AND SANK. PILOT DRANK A BEER PRIOR TO FLIGHT

## 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 FTW87FA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA184), Aug 1, 1987: Piper PA-23-250 (N5998Y), Imperial, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N5998Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19791110032579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791110032579A), Nov 10, 1979: Piper PA23250 (N5998Y), Ruidoso, NM, Minor damage. Pilot said flaps were down 10 degrees, but indicator said full flaps. Unable to verify. Overshot runway.

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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