# Accident 19880229004029A: Piper PA28161, West Dover, VT, February 29, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 29, 1988, 15:30 local time
- Place: West Dover, VT
- Airport: Mount Snow Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9271° N, 72.8657° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9271&lon=-72.8657&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83459, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83459-2013-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 184 total, 29 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880229004029A

## Narrative

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

LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY AND HIT A SNOWBANK. PILOT REPORTED WINDSHEAR AND SEVERE DOWNDRAFT ON FINAL,ALSO ROUGH ENGINE

## 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 NYC88LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA098), Feb 29, 1988: Piper PA-28-160 (N83459), West Dover, VT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N83459 (1)

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

- [Incident 19860711049049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860711049049I), Jul 11, 1986: Piper PA28161 (N83459), Mt Pocono, PA. Rough engine with RPM loss. Landed at nearest airport. Cylinder had failed internally.

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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