# Accident 19880505012769A: Piper PA28140, Lake Village, IN, May 5, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1988, 19:00 local time
- Place: Lake Village, IN
- Airport: Lake Village
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1198° N, 87.4499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1198&lon=-87.4499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55552, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55552-2013-04-22) (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 O320E2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 311 total, 311 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880505012769A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LONG AND TRIED TO GO AROUND. HAD PARTIAL FLAPS AND RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY. HIT A FENCE AND STOPPED IN A FIELD

## 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 CHI88LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA107), May 5, 1988: Piper PA-28-140 (N55552), Lake Village, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N55552 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19870616020499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870616020499I), Jun 16, 1987: Piper PA28140 (N55552), West Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Pilot claimed a gust of wind caused him to bounce on landing, veer and bounce again. Nose gear collapsed.

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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