# Accident 19880403008109A: Piper PA32R301T, Middlesboro, KY, April 3, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1988, 16:45 local time
- Place: Middlesboro, KY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6095° N, 83.7206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6095&lon=-83.7206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8171P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8171P-1988-08-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103220, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 7
- Pilot flight hours: 852 total, 446 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88FA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880403008109A

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT FLYING IN IFR WEATHER HIT MOUNTAIN SIDE IN STEEP LEFT TURN. WEATHER BRIEFING WARNED VFR NOT RECOMMENDED.

## 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 ATL88FA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA136), Apr 3, 1988: Piper PA-32R-301T (N8171P), Middlesboro, KY, destroyed, 7 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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