# Accident 19880301016789A: Piper PA28180, Montgomery, NY, March 1, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1988, 10:13 local time
- Place: Montgomery, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4799° N, 74.2092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4799&lon=-74.2092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16255, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16255-2009-03-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,010 total, 457 in this make and model, 102 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880301016789A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. FOUND THAT THE VACCUUM PUMP WAS MISSING.

## 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 NYC88LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA100), Mar 1, 1988: Piper PA-28-180 (N16255), Maybrook, NY, 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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