# Accident 19871025060609A: Piper PA30, Brownsville, TX, October 25, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 1987, 17:14 local time
- Place: Brownsville, TX
- Airport: Brownsville-South Padre International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9204° N, 97.4791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9204&lon=-97.4791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7969Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7969Y-1991-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Reported engine: LYC IO320B1A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 931 total, 271 in this make and model, 216 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871025060609A

## Narrative

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

PULLED MIXTURE TO FAIL ENGINE ON LANDING. APPLIED FULL POWER FOR TAKEOFF BUT ENGINE STILL OUT. GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 FTW88LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA016), Oct 25, 1987: Piper PA-30 (N7969Y), Brownsville, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7969Y (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19861015063499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861015063499I), Oct 15, 1986: Piper PA30 (N7969Y), Brownsville, TX, Minor damage. Landing gear collapsed on rollout. Found gear actuator separated from fuselage attachment.

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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