# Accident 19880720027209A: Piper PA24260, La Grange, TX, July 20, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1988, 09:00 local time
- Place: La Grange, TX
- Airport: Guenther Field, La Grange Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8994° N, 96.8704° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8994&lon=-96.8704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8949P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8949P-2013-07-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Reported engine: LYC IO540D4A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880720027209A

## Narrative

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

LANDED HALFWAY DOWN RUNWAY. UNABLE TO STOP,RAN OFF END OVER AN EMBANKMENT AND THRU A FENCE. NO ENGINE PROBLEM FOUND

## 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 FTW88LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA135), Jul 20, 1988: Piper PA-24-260 (N8949P), La Grange, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8949P (1)

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

- [Incident 19890201029929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890201029929I), Feb 1, 1989: Piper PA24260 (N8949P), Mattoon Charles, IL, Minor damage. Gear collapsed on touchdown. Made a go around. Unable to lower gear. Gear up landing. Improper equipment installed.

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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