# Accident 19871218070649A: Piper PA28R200, Marble Falls, TX, December 18, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1987, 19:00 local time
- Place: Marble Falls, TX
- Airport: Horseshoe Bay Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7591° N, 98.2204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7591&lon=-98.2204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33007, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33007-2014-09-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88FA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871218070649A

## Narrative

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

HIT A LARGE OAK TREE ON A HILL INBOUND ON ADF APPROACH. BELOW MDA. NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. MADE APPROACH MANY TIMES.

## 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 FTW88FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88FA038), Dec 19, 1987: Piper PA-28R-200 (N33007), Burnet, 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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