19871025060559A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Brownsville, TX · October 25, 1987

Date: October 25, 1987 · 04:10 local
Place: Brownsville, TX
Airport: Brownsville-South Padre International
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5606Y
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW88LA014
Reported as: Piper PA23250
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540*
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,050 total700 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N5606YRegistration cancelled Jul 19, 2013 · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-2714 · Built 1964 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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Lost control on initial climbout in IMC. Crashed 1000 feet left of runway. Pilots not rated IFR nor MEL. Over gross

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL ON INITIAL CLIMBOUT IN IMC. CRASHED 1000 FEET LEFT OF RUNWAY. PILOTS NOT RATED IFR NOR MEL. OVER GROSS

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB FTW88LA014Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBrownsville, TXDuring initial climb into IFR conditions, the non-multiengine, non-instrument rated mexican certificated private pilot diverted his attention from flying the aircraft to adjust the mixture control on the left engine. The aircraft impacted the ground and…Oct 25, 1987 · Substantial damage