# Accident 19880810035719A: Piper PA28140, Auburn, IN, August 10, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1988, 04:50 local time
- Place: Auburn, IN
- Airport: De Kalb County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3610° N, 85.0496° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3610&lon=-85.0496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3828K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3828K-1989-03-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 275 total, 223 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88FA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880810035719A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO TREES ON INITIAL TAKEOFF CLIMB. CEILING AND VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO.

## 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 CHI88FA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA198), Aug 10, 1988: Piper PA-28 (N3828K), Auburn, IN, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FLIGHT KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

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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