# Accident 19880730028299A: Piper PA23160, Avon Park, FL, July 30, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1988, 11:25 local time
- Place: Avon Park, FL
- Airport: Avon Park Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Sfl Go Around
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.5906° N, 81.5006° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5906&lon=-81.5006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3464P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3464P-2014-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-160 (registry code 7102304, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23160
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 21,560 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88FA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88FA239) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880730028299A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO GO AROUND FROM SIMULATED ENGINE OUT APPROACH WITH PROP FEATHERED GEAR OUT AND FULL FLAPS. SPUN AND BURNED.

## 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 MIA88FA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88FA239), Jul 30, 1988: Piper PA-23-160 (N3464P), Avon Park, FL, destroyed, 2 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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