Aviation Crash Map

Piper PA-32-260 N3903W

16 October 1987 · Houston, Texas, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 16 October 1987 at about 13:45 local time, a Piper PA-32-260 registered N3903W, operated by Donald J. Laine, JR., was involved in an accident near Houston, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 13:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Houston, Texas, United States
Nearest airport
Andrau (AAP)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-32-260
Registration
N3903W
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Donald J. Laine, JR.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Houston → Genoa
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
FTW88FA007

People

1 person died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 1 0 0 0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACFT DEVELOPED A FIRE IN THE ENG AREA DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF. WHEN THE ENG LOST POWER THE PLT ATTEMPTED A LNDG IN A SMALL PARK. THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN JUST SHORT OF A DRAINAGE DITCH AND COLLIDED WITH THE SLOPING EMBANKMENT ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE DITCH. POST ACC INSPECTION REVEALED A FAILED EXHAUST SYSTEM WHICH ALLOWED HOT EXHAUST GASES TO START A FIRE. THE EXHAUST PIPE FAILED FROM EXTENSIVE CORROSION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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