# Accident 19871016082119A: Piper PA32260, Houston, TX, October 16, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1987, 08:45 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Andrau Airpark
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7225° N, 95.5883° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Andrau Airpark, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7225&lon=-95.5883&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3903W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3903W-1992-04-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88FA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871016082119A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW88FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88FA007), Oct 16, 1987: Piper PA-32-260 (N3903W), Houston, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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