# Accident 19880724030789A: Piper PA28151, La Grange, GA, July 24, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1988, 21:08 local time
- Place: La Grange, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0400° N, 85.1208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0400&lon=-85.1208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4506F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4506F-2001-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 280 total, 245 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88FA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA220) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880724030789A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AND CRASHED INTO LAKE TRYING TO PULL UP TO MISS A BRIDGE AFTER BUZZING THE AREA.

## 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 ATL88FA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA220), Jul 25, 1988: Piper PA-28-151 (N4506F), La Grange, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4506F (1)

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

- [Accident 19780128001049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780128001049A), Jan 28, 1978: Piper PA28151 (N4506F), Stockbridge, GA, 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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