# Accident 19880702024939A: Piper PA38112, Grafton, WI, July 2, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1988, 18:00 local time
- Place: Grafton, WI
- Airport: Ashenfelter Aerodome Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3106° N, 87.9492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3106&lon=-87.9492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2496K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2496K-2012-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 489 total, 1 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880702024939A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON LANDING, ROLL VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO TREES. HAD ONLY 1 HR CHECK OUT IN NEWLY PURCHASED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CHI88LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA149), Jul 2, 1988: Piper PA-38-112 (N2496K), Grafton, WI, 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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