# Incident 19880521031749I: Piper PA25235, Indianapolis, IN, May 21, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1988, 16:00 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis Terry
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7387Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7387Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,093 total, 11 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880521031749I

## Narrative

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

CRASHED ON AN ABORTED TAKEOFF ROLL DURING A GLIDER TOWING OEPRATION. SHOCK STRUT ATTACH POINT BROKE ON RIGHT GEAR.

## Other reports on N7387Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19950806026679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950806026679I), Aug 6, 1995: Piper PA25235 (N7387Z), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. Tail wheel mount broke on glider tow from rough grass strip. Needed heavy braking maintain control. Bent rudder.

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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