# Accident 19880602017699A: Piper PA60602P, Latrobe, PA, June 2, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1988, 11:00 local time
- Place: Latrobe, PA
- Airport: Westmoreland County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3104° N, 79.3793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3104&lon=-79.3793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90DR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60602P
- Reported engine: LYC IO540AA1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 920 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880602017699A

## Narrative

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

LANDED SHORT AND OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY SWERVED ACROSS RUNWAY. DAMAGED PROP GEAR AND WING TIP.

## 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 NYC88LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA153), Jun 2, 1988: Piper PA-60 (N90DR), Latrobe, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: ACCIDENT WAS PILOT LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING.

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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