19880529050059A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Denton, TX · May 29, 1988

Date
May 29, 1988 · 08:50 local
Place
Denton, TX
Phase of flight
Sfl Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N98088
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW88LA112
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
22,000 total5,500 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Allowed aircraft to descend to unsafe altitude on a simulated forced landing. Struck unseen wires in gap in trees.

As the FAA filed it

ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO DESCEND TO UNSAFE ALTITUDE ON A SIMULATED FORCED LANDING. STRUCK UNSEEN WIRES IN GAP IN TREES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.