# Accident 19880429070589A: Piper PA28181, Jamestown, NY, April 29, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1988, 23:08 local time
- Place: Jamestown, NY
- Airport: Chautauqua County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0899° N, 79.2295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0899&lon=-79.2295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5688V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5688V-1994-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 376 total, 31 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880429070589A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED INTO ICING CONDITIONS,BECAME ILL ON IFR APPROACH TO NEAREST AIRPORT. RAN OUT OF FUEL CRASHED INTO TREES.

## 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 NYC88LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA132), Apr 30, 1988: Piper PA-28-181 (N5688V), Jamestown, NY, 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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