# Accident 19880824035179A: Piper PA28R201, Lordsburg, NM, August 24, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1988, 07:15 local time
- Place: Lordsburg, NM
- Airport: Lordsburg Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3407° N, 108.7005° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3407&lon=-108.7005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6189H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6189H-2013-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 200 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN88LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880824035179A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON INITIAL CLIMB. CRASH LANDED IN ROUGH GROUND OFF AIRPORT. BROKEN EXHAUST VALVE GUIDE. 3500 HRS TSO.

## 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 DEN88LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA176), Aug 24, 1988: Piper PA-28R-201 (N6189H), Lordsburg, NM, 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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