# Accident 19880205001949A: Piper PA38112, Williamstown, NJ, February 5, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 1988, 10:45 local time
- Place: Williamstown, NJ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6842° N, 74.9697° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Williamstown, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6842&lon=-74.9697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2352N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2352N-1991-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,450 total, 1,670 in this make and model, 248 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880205001949A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED ENGINE VIBRATED AND FAILED. CRASHED IN RESIDENTS BACK YARD. REPORT SAYS NO MECHANICAL OR EXPLANATION

## 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 NYC88LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA076), Feb 5, 1988: Piper PA-38-112 (N2352N), Williamstown, NJ, destroyed

## Other reports on N2352N (2)

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

- [Accident 19860824081599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860824081599A), Aug 24, 1986: Piper PA38112 (N2352N), Clintonville, WI, Substantial damage. The aircraft struck wires during practice approaches to a hay field. Student pilot.
- [Incident 19810124011589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810124011589I), Jan 24, 1981: Piper PA38112 (N2352N), Brockport, NY, Minor damage. Zd during touch and go landing student pilot got wheel off side of snow covered runway and hit snow bank.

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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