# Accident 19880626071399A: Piper PA28236, Anson, TX, June 26, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1988, 14:47 local time
- Place: Anson, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7495° N, 99.8903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7495&lon=-99.8903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2889N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2889N-1989-06-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-236 (registry code 7102815, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-236) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28236
- Reported engine: LYC O540J3A5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 760 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88FA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88FA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880626071399A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL AND CAME APART IN AREA OF KNOWN THUNDERSTORMS. HAD JUST ASKED FOR AND RECEIVED DEVIATION FOR WEATHER.

## 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 FTW88FA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88FA125), Jun 26, 1988: Piper PA-28-236 (N2889N), Anson, TX, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: INADEQUATE WEATHER EVALUATION-PIC; FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER, INADVERTENT-PIC; DESIGN STRESS LIMITS EXCEEDED BY PIC; THUNDERSTORM

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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