# Accident 19880818034069A: Piper PA28236, Camarillo, CA, August 18, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1988, 00:30 local time
- Place: Camarillo, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2297° N, 119.0698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2297&lon=-119.0698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2563Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28236
- Reported engine: LYC O540J3A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 507 total, 35 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA288) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880818034069A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO FIND AIRPORT UNDER LOW CEILING BEGAN A CLIMBING TURN BUT DESCENDED INTO TREES.

## 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 LAX88LA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA288), Aug 18, 1988: Piper PA-28-236 (N2563Y), Camarillo, CA, 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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