# Accident 19880608019219A: Piper PA22150, Marion, IN, June 8, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1988, 15:30 local time
- Place: Marion, IN
- Airport: Marion Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6006° N, 85.6291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6006&lon=-85.6291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3737P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3737P-2012-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,818 total, 500 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880608019219A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO LOCATE AIRPORT, LANDED ON A SEWER LINE CLEARING. AFTER DIRECTIONS,HIT A MANHOLE COVER TAXIING TO TAKEOFF.

## 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 CHI88LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA131), Jun 8, 1988: Piper PA-22-150 (N3737P), Marion, IN, substantial damage

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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