# Accident 19880107000209A: Piper PA28181, Napa, CA, January 7, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 1988, 18:19 local time
- Place: Napa, CA
- Airport: Napa County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5505° N, 122.1501° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5505&lon=-122.1501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2938X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2938X-1989-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880107000209A

## Narrative

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

WEATHER BRIEF VFR NOT ADVISED.NOT CURRENT IFR.FLEW INTO IMC.FILED.HAD TO HOLD.BECAME CONFUSED LOST CONTROL CRASHED.

## 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 LAX88FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA082), Jan 8, 1988: Piper PA-28-181 (N2938X), Napa, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT'S INFLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHILE MANEUVERING IN IFR CONDITIONS AFTER BECOMING DISORIENTED WHILE EXECUTING AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURE. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE…

## Other reports on N2938X (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19800629056699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800629056699I), Jun 29, 1980: Piper PA28/ (N2938X), Novato, CA, Minor damage. Landing damage to nose wheel and propeller. Runway condition fair, settlement in runway.

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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