# Accident 19880416011629A: Piper PA38112, Barnwell, SC, April 16, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1988, 14:00 local time
- Place: Barnwell, SC
- Airport: Barnwell County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2406° N, 81.3607° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2406&lon=-81.3607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4233E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4233E-2012-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 402 total, 37 in this make and model, 119 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880416011629A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE COWLING CAME LOOSE IN FLIGHT, FLUTTERED VIOLENTLY. PLANE NOSED UP LANDING IN SOFT FIELD. FASTENERS MISSING.

## 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 ATL88LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA145), Apr 16, 1988: Piper PA-38-112 (N4233E), Barnwell, SC, 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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