# Accident 19880615021219A: Piper PA32R301T, Lake Wales, FL, June 15, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1988, 20:30 local time
- Place: Lake Wales, FL
- Airport: Chalet Suzanne
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9009° N, 81.5798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9009&lon=-81.5798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4379A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4379A-2008-01-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103220, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 720 total, 120 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880615021219A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT AND WING TIP ON TAKEOFF. CONTINLUED FLIGHT. UNSAFE GEAR LIGHT ON. GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING.

## 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 MIA88LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA193), Jun 16, 1988: Piper PA-32R-301T (N4379A), Lake Wales, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4379A (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20070406005459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070406005459A), Apr 6, 2007: Piper PA32R301T (N4379A), Lincoln, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Shortly after departing runway 15 at Lincoln harder fld (lhm), during climb the pilot and sole passenger smelled smoke. The pilot returned to the…

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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