# Accident 19870904050319A: Cessna 208A, Bulverde, TX, September 4, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1987, 22:45 local time
- Place: Bulverde, TX
- Airport: Bulverde Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 29.7697° N, 98.4491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7697&lon=-98.4491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N807LA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N807LA-2013-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208 (registry code 2073702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208A
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A114
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87FA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870904050319A

## Narrative

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

LOST OIL PRESSURE ON CLIMBOUT. PROP FEATHERED. TANG WASHER BROKE. OIL PUMP SHAFT. HIT POWER LINE NEAR 11XS. CRASHED

## 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 FTW87FA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA208), Sep 5, 1987: Cessna 208 (N807LA), Bulverde, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N807LA (1)

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

- [Incident 19870826056929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870826056929I), Aug 26, 1987: Cessna 208A (N807LA), Dallas-Ft Worth, TX, Minor damage. Pilot taxied over a plastic marker cone that was in front of his aircraft. Failed to make walk around preflight.

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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