# Accident 19880401007459A: Piper PA24260, Henrietta, TX, April 1, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1988, 08:52 local time
- Place: Henrietta, TX
- Airport: Pierce Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8096° N, 98.1892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8096&lon=-98.1892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8553P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8553P-1989-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Reported engine: LYC IO540D4A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,403 total, 116 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88FA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88FA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880401007459A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF IN AREA OF LOW CEILINGS, HEAVY RAIN, THUNDERSTORMS. AIRCRAFT CAME OUT OF CLOUDS NEAR VERTICAL TO IMPACT.

## 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 FTW88FA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88FA085), Apr 1, 1988: Piper PA-24-260 (N8553P), Henrietta, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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