# Accident 19880702024799A: Piper PA23, Friendly, MD, July 2, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1988, 16:54 local time
- Place: Friendly, MD
- Airport: Potomac Airfield Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7486° N, 76.9559° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at POTOMAC AIRFIELD (VKX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7486&lon=-76.9559&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1021P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1021P-2002-06-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23 (registry code 7102302, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-340 series (registry code 41510, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO88FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88FA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880702024799A

## Narrative

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

POWER LOSS LEFT ENGINE ON CLIMBOUT UNABLE SUSTAIN FLIGHT LANDED GEAR UP IN A FIELD. DEBRIS LEFT TANK NEAR INTAKE.

## 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 BFO88FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88FA063), Jul 2, 1988: Piper PA-23 (N1021P), Friendly, MD, 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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