# Accident 19880515070029A: Piper PA24250, Floresville, TX, May 15, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1988, 09:30 local time
- Place: Floresville, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1305° N, 98.1507° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1305&lon=-98.1507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2RD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 322 total, 34 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880515070029A

## Narrative

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

LOST PARTIAL POWER. HIT A FENCE ON FORCED LANDING. FUEL TANK SELECTED HAD COLLAPSED. VENT CLOGGED BY MUD DAUBERS.

## 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 FTW88LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA102), May 15, 1988: Piper PA-24-250 (N2RD), Floresville, TX, 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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