# Accident 19880115000669A: Piper PA44180, Florence, SC, January 15, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1988, 19:48 local time
- Place: Florence, SC
- Airport: Florence Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1795° N, 79.7795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1795&lon=-79.7795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N268NA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N268NA-1994-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180 (registry code 7104402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA44180
- Reported engine: LYC O360E1A6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 691 total, 86 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880115000669A

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN GEAR PARTIALLY COLLAPSED ON TOUCH AND GO. VEERED OFF INTO A SNOWBANK. SIDE LOAD PULLED OUT TRUSS BRACKET.

## 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 ATL88LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA080), Jan 16, 1988: Piper PA-44-180 (N268NA), Florence, SC, 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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