# Accident 19880303004419A: Piper PA28236, Hesperia, CA, March 3, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1988, 20:32 local time
- Place: Hesperia, CA
- Airport: Hesperia Air Lodge Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4264° N, 117.3009° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hesperia, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4264&lon=-117.3009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2184U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2184U-1990-02-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-236 (registry code 7102815, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-236) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28236
- Reported engine: LYC O540J3A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 653 total, 17 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880303004419A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED TOTAL POWER LOSS, IFR AT NIGHT. COULD NOT LOCATE AIRPORT.LANDED IN DESERT, HIT TREE WITH LEFT WING.

## 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 LAX88LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA120), Mar 4, 1988: Piper PA-28-236 (N2184U), Hesperia, CA, 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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