# Accident 19871025060559A: Piper PA23250, Brownsville, TX, October 25, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 1987, 04:10 local time
- Place: Brownsville, TX
- Airport: Brownsville-South Padre International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9205° N, 97.4809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9205&lon=-97.4809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5606Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5606Y-2013-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,050 total, 700 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871025060559A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW88LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA014), Oct 25, 1987: Piper PA-23-250 (N5606Y), Brownsville, TX, substantial damage

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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