19870927083189A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-235 · Houston, TX · September 27, 1987

Date
September 27, 1987 · 16:30 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
West Houston-Lakeside Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9296W
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW87FA225
Reported as
Piper PA28235
Reported engine
Lycoming O540B4B5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
507 total233 in this make and model103 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine fire on climbout. Stalled into trees and burned. Muffler oxidized cracked and wrinkled caused fire.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FIRE ON CLIMBOUT. STALLED INTO TREES AND BURNED. MUFFLER OXIDIZED CRACKED AND WRINKLED CAUSED FIRE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.