# Accident 19880114008289A: Piper PA28181, Mankato, MN, January 14, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 1988, 14:30 local time
- Place: Mankato, MN
- Airport: Mankato Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2228° N, 93.9193° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MANKATO RGNL (MKT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2228&lon=-93.9193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N713LS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N713LS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 734 total, 166 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880114008289A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ROTATED PROP WITH COCKPIT UNOCCUPIED. ENGINE STARTED AND AIRCRAFT CROSSED TAXIWAY HITTING HANGAR. BRAKES OFF.

## 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 CHI88LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA052), Jan 14, 1988: Piper PA-28-181 (N713LS), Mankato, MN, substantial damage

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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