# Accident 19880513016739A: Piper PA28RT201, Millbrook, NY, May 13, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1988, 15:00 local time
- Place: Millbrook, NY
- Airport: Sky Acres Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7790° N, 73.6908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7790&lon=-73.6908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2819J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2819J-1993-04-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201 (registry code 7102818, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 840 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880513016739A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT SIDE OF ENGINE COWL OPENED ON CLIMBOUT. DRAG CAUSED CONTROL PROBLEM,MUSHED INTO TREES. PILOT CLOSED COWLING.

## 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 NYC88LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA138), May 13, 1988: Piper PA-28RT-201 (N2819J), Millbrook, NY, 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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