# Accident 19880210003219A: Piper PA34200T, Burlington, IA, February 10, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 1988, 06:35 local time
- Place: Burlington, IA
- Airport: Burlington Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: RMMA
- Location: 40.8006° N, 91.1205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8006&lon=-91.1205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2230D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360EB
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,525 total, 430 in this make and model, 164 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC88LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880210003219A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A UNMARKED UNLIGHTED SNOW COVERED DRAINAGE HOLE ON A TAXIWAY WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF.

## 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 MKC88LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA049), Feb 10, 1988: Piper PA-34-200T (N2230D), Burlington, IA, 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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