# Accident 19880401007349A: Piper PA32300, Quincy, IL, April 1, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1988, 22:52 local time
- Place: Quincy, IL
- Airport: Quincy Municipal Baldwin Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9300° N, 91.3795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9300&lon=-91.3795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32076, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32076-1991-05-10) (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 IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 780 total, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88FA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880401007349A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES AND GROUND ON ILS APPROACH TO RUNWAY O4.

## 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 CHI88FA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA090), Apr 2, 1988: Piper PA-32-300 (N32076), Quincy, IL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: DESCENT BELOW THE DH BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND DURING AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER RATHER THEN PROCEEDING TO A SUITABLE ALTERNATE DESTINATION.

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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