19871016082119A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-260 · Houston, TX · October 16, 1987

Date
October 16, 1987 · 08:45 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
Andrau Airpark
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3903W
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW88FA007
Reported as
Piper PA32260
Reported engine
Lycoming O540E4B5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
700 total

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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 in flight. Stalled and crashed. Tail pipe broken off. Found in hangar. Hot exhaust caused inflight fire.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FIRE IN FLIGHT. STALLED AND CRASHED. TAIL PIPE BROKEN OFF.FOUND IN HANGAR. HOT EXHAUST CAUSED INFLIGHT 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.