# Accident 19880529050059A: Piper PA28140, Denton, TX, May 29, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1988, 08:50 local time
- Place: Denton, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Sfl Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2094° N, 97.1300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2094&lon=-97.1300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98088, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98088-1989-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22,000 total, 5,500 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880529050059A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW88LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA112), May 29, 1988: Piper PA-28-140 (N98088), Denton, TX, destroyed

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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