# Accident 19880722027549A: Piper PA28RT201, Oklahoma City, OK, July 22, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1988, 17:45 local time
- Place: Oklahoma City, OK
- Airport: Downtown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DIOA
- Location: 35.4676° N, 97.5164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oklahoma City, OK, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4676&lon=-97.5164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2970M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2970M-2015-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201 (registry code 7102818, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880722027549A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO LIFT OFF. RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY INTO A DITCH ON TAKEOFF. BRAKES WORN. WRONG SPARK PLUGS.

## 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 FTW88LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA140), Jul 22, 1988: Piper PA-28R (N2970M), Oklahoma City, OK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2970M (1)

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

- [Incident 19830719051509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830719051509I), Jul 19, 1983: Piper PA28R200 (N2970M), Duncan, OK, Minor damage. No airspeed on takeoff. On return the right main gear and nose gear collapsed on touchdown.

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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