# Accident 19880415059399A: Piper PA32300, Monticello, FL, April 15, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1988, 15:00 local time
- Place: Monticello, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5406° N, 83.8695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5406&lon=-83.8695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5231S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5231S-1991-04-24) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,094 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880415059399A

## Narrative

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

SEVERE ENGINE VIBRATION AND POWER LOSS. CRASHED INTO TREES ON FORCED LANDING. UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHY POWER LOST.

## 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 MIA88LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA149), Apr 15, 1988: Piper PA-32-300 (N5231S), Monticello, FL, substantial damage

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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