# Accident 19870911051629A: Parten P68C, New Orleans, LA, September 11, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1987, 06:29 local time
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Airport: Lakefront
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0197° N, 90.0194° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0197&lon=-90.0194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1352W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1352W-1991-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Partenavia P.68C (registry code 6780105, https://openairdocs.org/model/partenavia-p-68c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PARTEN P68C
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,164 total, 30 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87FA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870911051629A

## Narrative

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

LANDED IN CALM WATER SHORT OF RUNWAY.CARTWHEELED.SANK.PILOT FAILED TO USE VASI.RUNWAY LIGHTS REFLECTED ON WATER.

## 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 FTW87FA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA213), Sep 11, 1987: Partenavia P68C (N1352W), New Orleans, LA, destroyed

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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