# Incident 19880205043839I: Piper PA32260, Bartow, FL, February 5, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 1988, 16:10 local time
- Place: Bartow, FL
- Airport: Bartow Municipal
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.8964° N, 81.8431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bartow, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8964&lon=-81.8431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3921W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3921W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 205 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880205043839I

## Narrative

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

PILOT CAUGHT IN IFR CONDITIONS. ADVISED TPA APC LOW ON FUEL. TPA PROVIDED REASSURANCE AND VECTORS TO A VFR AIRPORT.

## Other reports on N3921W (2)

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

- [Accident 20030523015109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030523015109A), May 23, 2003: Piper PA32260 (N3921W), Lake Wales, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) On Friday 23 may, 2003 at approximately 09:00 eastern daylight time, Mr. James a. caldwell, holder of private pilot certificate no. 266560335, attempted…
- [Incident 20001230039919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001230039919I), Dec 30, 2000: Piper PA32260 (N3921W), Zephyrhills, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot on VFR flight from vandenburg airport (X16). No FAA flight plan on file. Landed on runway 36. Lost control due to cross wind. Weather reported at…

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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