# Accident 19880429071629A: Piper PA22150, York, PA, April 29, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1988, 12:05 local time
- Place: York, PA
- Airport: York Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9201° N, 76.8693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9201&lon=-76.8693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3014Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3014Z-2014-09-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 191 total, 62 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88FA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88FA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880429071629A

## Narrative

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

NO RUNUP. TOOK OFF OVER GROSS AND TURNED INTO TREES. 500 FEET FROM RUNWAY CENTERLINE.

## 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 NYC88FA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88FA131), Apr 29, 1988: Piper PA-22-150 (N3014Z), Thomasville, PA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: DUE TO THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING, HE ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF WITH HIS AIRCRAFT WEIGHT ABOVE THE MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT IN A HIGH UNFAVORABLE 90 DEGREE CROSSWIND, FAILED TO MAINTAIN…

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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