# Accident 19880116000789A: Piper PA28235, Littlefield, TX, January 16, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1988, 11:25 local time
- Place: Littlefield, TX
- Airport: Littlefield Mumi
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9099° N, 102.3307° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9099&lon=-102.3307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8737W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8737W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B4B5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 76 total, 6 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880116000789A

## Narrative

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

CONNECTING ROD BOLT FAILURE ON FINAL APPROACH LED TO A CRASH LANDING SHORT OF THE AIRPORT RUNWAY.

## 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 FTW88LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA049), Jan 16, 1988: Piper PA-28-235 (N8737W), Littlefield, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8737W (1)

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

- [Incident 20121218028029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121218028029I), Dec 18, 2012: Piper PA-28-235 (N8737W), Concord, CA, Minor damage. Upon landing N8737W was subjected to a gust of wind which tipped the aircraft over on its nose and right wing, causing the wing tip fuel tank to strike the…

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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