# Accident 19880416010059A: Piper PA25235, Red Cloud, NE, April 16, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1988, 17:30 local time
- Place: Red Cloud, NE
- Airport: Red Cloud Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0804° N, 98.5198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0804&lon=-98.5198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7071Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7071Z-1997-09-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 244 total, 1 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC88LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880416010059A

## Narrative

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

FAMILIARIZATION FLIGHT,BOUNCED ON LANDING. PITCHED,NOSE TOO HIGH,STALLED,IMPACTED RUNWAY.NO CHECKOUT IN AIRCRAFT.

## 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 MKC88LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA078), Apr 16, 1988: Piper PA-25 (N7071Z), Red Cloud, NE, 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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