# Incident 19880607025589I: Piper PA31T1, Morgantown, WV, June 7, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 1988, 10:30 local time
- Place: Morgantown, WV
- Airport: Morgantown Municipal-Walter L Bill
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6305° N, 79.9399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6305&lon=-79.9399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N811CM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31T1
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A11
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,900 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO88IA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88IA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880607025589I

## Narrative

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

PILOT PRACTICING LANDING WITH A SAFETY PILOT COLLAPSED AND DIED ON LANDING. SAFETY PILOT TOOK OVER. HEART DISEASE.

## 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 BFO88IA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88IA057), Jun 7, 1988: Piper PA-31 (N811CM), Morgantown, WV, incident, no damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT DIED FROM CORONARY DISEASE WHILE PRACTICING LANDINGS.

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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