# Accident 19880417052719A: Piper PA32300, Fort Myers, FL, April 17, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1988, 12:00 local time
- Place: Fort Myers, FL
- Airport: Lehigh Acres West
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.6406° N, 81.8723° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Myers, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6406&lon=-81.8723&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2032M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2032M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,200 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA204) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880417052719A

## Narrative

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

LOST ELECTRIC POWER DUE TO BROKEN ALTENATOR BELT. DAMAGED WING SPAR ON LANDING. PIC FIXED ALTERNATOR. CONTINUED FLT

## 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 MIA88LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA204), Apr 17, 1988: Piper PA-32-300 (N2032M), Fort Myers, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2032M (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20240930015709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240930015709A), Sep 30, 2024: Piper PA-32-300 (N2032M), Pierz, MN, Substantial damage. During a cross country flight, the PIC climbed to cruise altitude and switched fuel tanks. Approximately 15 minutes later the engine started running rough and…
- [Accident 19800610022229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800610022229A), Jun 10, 1980: Piper PA32300 (N2032M), Louisville, KY, Substantial damage. Aircraft bounced several times during landing and nose gear collapsed.

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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