# Accident 19880211003699A: Piper PA32260, New Orleans, LA, February 11, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 1988, 19:42 local time
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Airport: New Orleans International-Moisant Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1597° N, 90.4399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1597&lon=-90.4399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4882S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4882S-1991-04-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 13 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88FA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880211003699A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SIEZED AFTER INTERNAL FAILURE FROM A CYLINDER CRACKED AS RESULT OF FATIGUE. HIT GUARD RAIL ON HIWAY LANDING.

## 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 FTW88FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88FA064), Feb 12, 1988: Piper PA-32-260 (N4882S), Laplace, LA, 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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