# Accident 19880821034129A: Piper PA32300, Pittsboro, NC, August 21, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1988, 04:00 local time
- Place: Pittsboro, NC
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7103° N, 79.1696° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7103&lon=-79.1696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4169W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4169W-1992-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 198 total, 7 in this make and model, 142 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88FA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA233) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880821034129A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO DESCEND IN IFR IMC AT NIGHT TO A VFR LANDING. HIT FOG OBSCURED TREES. HAD CONSUMED ALCOHOL PRIOR TO FLIGHT

## 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 ATL88FA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA233), Aug 21, 1988: Piper PA-32-300 (N4169W), Pittsboro, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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