# Accident 19880801029619A: Piper PA34200T, Laurens, SC, August 1, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1988, 18:00 local time
- Place: Laurens, SC
- Airport: Laurens County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4997° N, 82.0195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4997&lon=-82.0195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8191J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,207 total, 254 in this make and model, 108 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA223) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880801029619A

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN GEAR STRUT SEPARATED ON THE LANDING ROLL DUE TO METAL FATIGUE IN THE STRUT BARREL.

## 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 ATL88LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA223), Aug 1, 1988: Piper PA-34-200T (N8191J), Laurens, SC, 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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