# Accident 19880425020849A: Piper PA28161, Miami, FL, April 25, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1988, 19:18 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Opa Locka Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.8308° N, 80.2804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.8308&lon=-80.2804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47966, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47966-1988-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 955 total, 152 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880425020849A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STALLED ON A TOUCH AND GO LANDING. ATTEMPTED A RESTART ON ROLLOUT. FIRE IN CARBURETOR. FIRE DESTROYED PLANE.

## 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 MIA88LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA160), Apr 25, 1988: Piper PA-28-161 (N47966), Hialeah, FL, destroyed

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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