# Accident 19880525016072A: Piper PA28R200, Raleigh-Durham, NC, May 25, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1988, 21:13 local time
- Place: Raleigh-Durham, NC
- Airport: Raleigh-Durham
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Formation Flying
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8300° N, 78.8307° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8300&lon=-78.8307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44018, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44018-1988-12-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,402 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88FA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880525016072A

## Narrative

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

ON A NIGHT FORMATION,FLIGHT WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY NR2 AIRCRAFT AND CRASHED OUT OF CONTROL. NR2 LANDED SAFELY.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N737GU, Cessna 172N: [Accident 19880525016071A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880525016071A)

## 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 ATL88FA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA185), May 26, 1988: Piper PA-28R-200 (N44018), Raleigh, NC, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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