# Accident 19880628024259A: Piper PA20, Medfra, AK, June 28, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1988, 23:00 local time
- Place: Medfra, AK
- Airport: Medfra
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.6107° N, 154.7798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.6107&lon=-154.7798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7074K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7074K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 102 total, 38 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC88LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880628024259A

## Narrative

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

PLANE VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO DENSE BRUSH AFTER WING HIT TALL BRUSH ON LANDING.LATER PIC SAID VEERED WHILE TAXIING.

## 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 ANC88LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA075), Jun 29, 1988: Piper PA-20 (N7074K), Medfra, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7074K (1)

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

- [Accident 20220325004319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220325004319A), Mar 25, 2022: Piper PA-20 (N7074K), AK, Substantial damage. Departed from peevee bar cabin approximately 12:00PM. Weather, few high clouds, winds light and variable. Plane was loaded at 2/3 weight capacity and had 4HRS…

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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