# Accident 19880507013729A: Piper STCPA28, Sault Ste Marie, MI, May 7, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1988, 09:30 local time
- Place: Sault Ste Marie, MI
- Airport: Sault Ste Marie Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.4794° N, 84.3602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4794&lon=-84.3602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15372, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15372) (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 STCPA28
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 33 total, 32 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880507013729A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT MISUSED BRAKES WHILE TAXIING. DEPARTED TAXIWAY AND HIT FIRE HYDRANT BEFORE STOPPING.

## 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 CHI88LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA112), May 7, 1988: Piper PA-28-140 (N15372), Sault Ste Marie, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N15372 (2)

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

- [Incident 19970822035939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970822035939I), Aug 22, 1997: Piper PA28140 (N15372), Sault Ste Marie, MI, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot was doing touch & go's. after take off he heard a rattling sound from lt. wheel area. Upon landing the left wheel came off & the aircraft came…
- [Accident 19760129001369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760129001369A), Jan 29, 1976: Piper PA28140 (N15372), Ann Arbor, 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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