# Accident 19880814034019A: Piper PA28140, Hobart, IN, August 14, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1988, 11:30 local time
- Place: Hobart, IN
- Airport: Hobart Sky Ranch Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5304° N, 87.2608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5304&lon=-87.2608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95472, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N95472-2013-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 45 total, 45 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA211) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880814034019A

## Narrative

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

ON A PRACTICE CROSSWIND LANDING IN A SURFACE WIND THAT EXCEEDED THE CROSSWIND COMPONENT. LEFT THE RUNWAY HIT A TREE

## 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 CHI88LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA211), Aug 14, 1988: Piper PA-28-140 (N95472), Hobart, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N95472 (1)

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

- [Accident 20091004050809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091004050809A), Oct 4, 2009: Piper PA-28-140 (N95472), Gainesboro, TN, Substantial damage. Pilot departed after dark on unlighted/no lights runway with his family onboard. Rain and windy, he used glow sticks to mark end of runway. Aircraft crashed…

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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