# Accident 19880414063289A: Piper PA28161, Milford, UT, April 14, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1988, 15:26 local time
- Place: Milford, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3799° N, 112.9303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3799&lon=-112.9303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3850M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3850M-2013-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 167 total, 81 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN88FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88FA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880414063289A

## Narrative

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

AIRFRAME FAILURE IN FLIGHT. INDICATES PILOT ENTERED A HIGH LEVEL STORM CLOUD. LOST CONTROL AND EXCEEDED LOAD LIMITS

## 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 DEN88FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88FA096), Apr 14, 1988: Piper PA-28-161 (N3850M), Milford, UT, destroyed, 1 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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