# Incident 19880729040879I: Piper PA32260, Raleigh-Durham, NC, July 29, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1988, 08:20 local time
- Place: Raleigh-Durham, NC
- Airport: Raleigh-Durham
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BIEA
- Location: 35.8776° N, 78.7875° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL (RDU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8776&lon=-78.7875&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1439T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1439T-2009-08-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,580 total, 300 in this make and model, 170 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880729040879I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT HALF OF ENGINE COWLING SEPARATED FROM AIRCRAFT ON DESCENT. FRONT LATCH MISSING AND RIGHT REAR FASTENER FAILED

## Other reports on N1439T (2)

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

- [Accident 19960809046009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960809046009A), Aug 9, 1996: Piper PA32260 (N1439T), Gaithersburg, MD, Substantial damage. (.4)During the takeoff roll, the pilot took his eyes off the runway to scan his airspeed. At about 75 to 80 KTS, he began to rotate, then he heard a loud bang.…
- [Incident 19861010061009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861010061009I), Oct 10, 1986: Piper PA32260 (N1439T), Roanoke, VA. Shorted ammeter lead caused smoke in cockpit as wire burned thru oil line. ATC refused requested emergency actions.

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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