# Accident 19880710029649A: Piper PA38112, Electra, TX, July 10, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1988, 08:05 local time
- Place: Electra, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0303° N, 98.9094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0303&lon=-98.9094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2459K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2459K-1990-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 145 total, 28 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88FA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88FA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880710029649A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED TO DESCEND IN A SPIN AND TO BEGIN RECOVERY TOO LATE. WAS OVER GROSS AT TAKEOFF. NO PARACHUTES AS REQUIRED.

## 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 FTW88FA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88FA132), Jul 10, 1988: Piper PA-38-112 (N2459K), Electra, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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