# Accident 19880313005139A: Piper PA28R201T, Bullhead City, AZ, March 13, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1988, 13:45 local time
- Place: Bullhead City, AZ
- Airport: Bullhead Laughlin
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1478° N, 114.5683° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bullhead City, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1478&lon=-114.5683&mi=10
- Aircraft: N694ME, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N694ME-1994-11-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201T (registry code 7102813, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880313005139A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON LOCAL FLIGHT. CRASH LANDED IN DESERT. FUEL INJECTOR LINE BROKE. USED HIGH BOOST WHICH KILLED 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 LAX88LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA125), Mar 13, 1988: Piper PA28R-201T (N694ME), Bullhead City, AZ, 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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