# Accident 19880515015229A: Piper PA20, Ocean Springs, MS, May 15, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1988, 09:00 local time
- Place: Ocean Springs, MS
- Airport: Gulf Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3992° N, 88.8010° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3992&lon=-88.8010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7682K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7682K-2016-08-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,416 total, 22 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880515015229A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TOUCH AND GO LANDING. VEERED AND STRUCK FENCE. FLPPED OVER FENCE AND STOPPED INVERTED

## 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 MIA88LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA170), May 15, 1988: Piper PA-20 (N7682K), Ocean Springs, MS, 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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