# Accident 19880729028599A: Piper PA38112, Healdsburg, CA, July 29, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1988, 09:55 local time
- Place: Healdsburg, CA
- Airport: Healdsburg Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6299° N, 122.8895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6299&lon=-122.8895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91352, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91352-1991-06-18) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA271) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880729028599A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT ON THIRD SOLO STALLED AIRCRAFT INTO TREES ON A ATTEMPTED GO AROUND.

## 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 LAX88LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA271), Jul 29, 1988: Piper PA-38-112 (N91352), Healdsburg, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: SOLO STUDENT PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED ABOVE THE STALL SPEED DURING THE GO AROUND ATTEMPT, THEREBY LOSING CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND STALLING AND MUSHING UNTIL COLLIDING WITH A TREE.

## Other reports on N91352 (1)

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

- [Incident 19860929062679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860929062679I), Sep 29, 1986: Piper PA38112 (N91352), Santa Rosa, CA, Minor damage. Veered off side of runway when left main gear separated aircraft. Bolts had failed on left main gear saddle clamp.

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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