# Accident 19870815058739A: Piper PA23250, Mc Allen, TX, August 15, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1987, 19:20 local time
- Place: Mc Allen, TX
- Airport: Miller International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1758° N, 98.2386° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1758&lon=-98.2386&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5437Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5437Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540C1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA200) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870815058739A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING TAXI FOR TAKEOFF. CAUSED UNKNOWN. PILOT NOT MULTI ENGINE RATED.

## 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 FTW87LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA200), Aug 16, 1987: Piper PA-23-250 (N5437Y), Mc Allen, 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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