# Accident 19880118000599A: Piper PA28R200, Barnardsville, NC, January 18, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1988, 15:40 local time
- Place: Barnardsville, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7819° N, 82.4555° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Barnardsville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7819&lon=-82.4555&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55WP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55WP-1988-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 970 total, 54 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880118000599A

## Narrative

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

PLANE BROKE UP IN FLIGHT. WAS SEEN TO PITCH UP VERTICAL. PILOT REPORT TRIM PROBLEM BUT NONE VERIFIED POST ACCIDENT.

## 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 ATL88FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA081), Jan 18, 1988: Piper PA-28R-200 (N55WP), Barnardsville, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N55WP (1)

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

- [Accident 19820422013769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820422013769A), Apr 22, 1982: Piper PA18180 (N55WP), Sauage, MT, Substantial damage. Accident occurred during off airport landing on road. Pilot claims engine lost power and was attempting landing.

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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