# Accident 19880329052269A: Piper PA32300, Tidioute, PA, March 29, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1988, 15:00 local time
- Place: Tidioute, PA
- Airport: Tidioute Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1290° N, 80.1404° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1290&lon=-80.1404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36440, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36440) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 66 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880329052269A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO ACCELERATE ON SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF. SETTLED TO GROUND OFF END OF SHORT STRIP. BLAMED WINDSHEAR ON LIFTOFF.

## 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 NYC88LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA114), Mar 29, 1988: Piper PA-32 (N36440), Erie, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED AND THE AIRPLANE SETTLED BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY AND RAN OFF THE END.

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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