Piper PA-23-250 N5437Y
16 August 1987 · Mc Allen, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 August 1987 at about 00:20 local time, a Piper PA-23-250 registered N5437Y was involved in an accident near Mc Allen, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mc Allen, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- McAllen-Miller (MFE)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23-250
- Registration
- N5437Y
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Houston
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- FTW87LA200
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED FOR UNKNOWN REASONS AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF. THE PILOT HAS NOT RESPONDED TO REQUESTS TO COMPLETE AN ACCIDENT REPORT FORM. ACCORDING TO AIRMAN RECORDS, THE PILOT DID NOT HAVE A MULTIENGINE RATING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-23 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1987 | Piper PA-23-250 | George West, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 1987 | Piper PA-23-160 | Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, United States | Karl Kovacs | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 Nov 1987 | Piper PA-23-250 | Miami, Florida, United States | Munim, Mary Ellen | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1987 | Piper PA-23-250 | Chandler, Arizona, United States | Chandler Air Service | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1987 | Piper PA-23-250 | Marathon, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 1987 | Piper PA-23-250 | Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,716 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct 1987 | Cessna 152 | New Caney, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1987 | Cessna 150 | San Angelo, Texas, United States | David Sibley | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1987 | Cessna 182P | Refugio, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 1987 | Piper PA-18-150 | Dallas, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1987 | Cessna 172P | Roanoke, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1987 | Cessna 185 | Burnet, Texas, United States | James Bath | No injuries | - |