# Accident 19880722027589A: Piper PA28180, Winston Salem, NC, July 22, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1988, 21:21 local time
- Place: Winston Salem, NC
- Airport: Smith Reynolds
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1609° N, 80.2300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1609&lon=-80.2300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7942N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7942N-2013-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total, 32 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88FA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA219) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880722027589A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AND SPUN INTO A BUILDING DURING CLIMBOUT. WAS CONCERNED ABOUT BEING OVER GROSS WEIGHT BUT DEPARTED ANYWAY.

## 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 ATL88FA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA219), Jul 23, 1988: Piper PA-28-180 (N7942N), Winston-Salem, NC, destroyed, 4 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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