# Accident 19880807034929A: Piper PA32RT300, Edna, TX, August 7, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1988, 20:55 local time
- Place: Edna, TX
- Airport: Jackson County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.9699° N, 96.6395° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9699&lon=-96.6395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8355L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8355L-2017-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103220, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,230 total, 303 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880807034929A

## Narrative

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

LANDED IN A DITCH ALONG SIDE OF CLOSED UNLIGHTED RUNWAY AT DARK NIGHT AND STRUCK A CULVERT. AIRPORT NOTAMED CLOSED.

## 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 FTW88LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA148), Aug 8, 1988: Piper PA-32RT-300 (N8355L), Edna, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A DELAY IN INITIATION OF THE GO-AROUND DURING THE PILOT'S SECOND ATTEMPT TO LAND IN THE DARK NIGHT CONDITIONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE RUNWAY CLOSURE DUE TO CONSTRUCTION, WHICH RESULTED…

## Other reports on N8355L (1)

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

- [Accident 20010217004139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010217004139A), Feb 17, 2001: Piper PA32R301T (N8355L), Ft Worth, TX, No damage. (-23) On February 17, 2001 at 1845 gmt, a Piper PA-32R-301T, N8355L, owned by larry herrea,[privacy data omitted] while on an instructional flight, enroute…

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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