# Accident 19880430011209A: Piper PA28140, Flushing, MI, April 30, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1988, 19:15 local time
- Place: Flushing, MI
- Airport: Dalton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0605° N, 83.8406° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0605&lon=-83.8406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5965U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5965U-2014-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 86 total, 86 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880430011209A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LONG ON GRASS STRIP.UNABLE TO STOP,RAN OFF END INTO TREES. BLAMED SUN REFLECTION ON GRASS OBSCURED RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI88LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA103), Apr 30, 1988: Piper PA28-140D (N5965U), Flushing, MI, 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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