# Accident 19880503012709A: Piper PA31325, Wilkesboro, NC, May 3, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1988, 13:00 local time
- Place: Wilkesboro, NC
- Airport: Wilkes County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1397° N, 81.1609° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1397&lon=-81.1609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34GK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34GK-1989-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-325 (registry code 7103105, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-325) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31325
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540F2BD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,832 total, 1,305 in this make and model, 173 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880503012709A

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING STRUCK A SIGN AND A DITCH OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY. LANDING GEAR RECENTLY REPAIRED.

## 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 ATL88LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA164), May 3, 1988: Piper PA-31-325 (N34GK), Wilkesboro, NC, 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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