# Accident 19880327006759A: Piper STCPA22, Muncie, IN, March 27, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1988, 09:00 local time
- Place: Muncie, IN
- Airport: Reese
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2400° N, 85.4597° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2400&lon=-85.4597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7725D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7725D-1993-04-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCPA22
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 347 total, 258 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880327006759A

## Narrative

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

PIC HAND STARTED AIRCRAFT.NON PILOT PASSENGER OPENED THROTTLE. AIRCRAFT MOVED AND STRUCK HANGER. SPUN AND STOPPED.

## 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 CHI88LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA089), Mar 27, 1988: Piper PA-22-150 (N7725D), Muncie, IN, 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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