# N88RG: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: January 31, 1989
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=88RG
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88RG

## Aircraft that carried N88RG

- [Cancelled 1989-01-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88RG-1989-01-31): Piper PA-31-310, S/N 31-667, built 1970. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Rich Greg DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RICH%20GREG%20DBA), [Studio City, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Studio%20City)

## NTSB investigations on N88RG (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 SEA89LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA045), Feb 1, 1989: Piper PA-31 (N88RG), Sparks, NV, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGEMENT OF THE FORCED LANDING PROFILE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF THE RIGHT TURBOCHARGER AND THE PILOT'S IMPROPER HANDLING OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N88RG (1)

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.

- [Accident 19890131001619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890131001619A), Jan 31, 1989: Piper PA31310 (N88RG), Reno, NV, Destroyed. Turbocharger failed right engine on climbout. Returning gear problem. Feathered right prop. Got below VMC. Crashed.

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