# Accident 19880617033779A: Piper PA28181, Reedville, VA, June 17, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1988, 09:45 local time
- Place: Reedville, VA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8590° N, 76.2910° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8590&lon=-76.2910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82836, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82836) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 249 total, 141 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO88LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880617033779A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN GEAR WENT INTO A DITCH HIDDEN BY TALL GRASS ON TURNING AT END OF RUNWAY. DAMAGED TAIL TRYING TO GET OUT.

## 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 BFO88LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88LA056), Jun 17, 1988: Piper PA-28-181 (N82836), Reedville, VA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N82836 (1)

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

- [Accident 19930508041879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930508041879A), May 8, 1993: Piper PA28181 (N82836), Richmond, VA, Substantial damage. Diverted to nearest airport due rough engine. Engine seized. Landed in wheat field. Crankshaft broke due fatigue.

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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