# Accident 19871104062269A: Piper PA32260, Rockport, TX, November 4, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1987, 11:18 local time
- Place: Rockport, TX
- Airport: Aransas County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0696° N, 97.0401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0696&lon=-97.0401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3666W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3666W-2012-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88FA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871104062269A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF INTO LOW CEILING AND FOG. LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED IN NEARBY GULF. VACUUM PUMP INOP. NO CFI ENDORSEMENTS.

## 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 FTW88FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88FA023), Nov 4, 1987: Piper PA-32-260 (N3666W), Fulton, TX, destroyed, 2 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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