# Accident 19880830036279A: Piper PA23160, Toledo, OH, August 30, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1988, 12:36 local time
- Place: Toledo, OH
- Airport: Toledo Express
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5792° N, 83.8904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5792&lon=-83.8904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4049P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4049P-2012-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-160 (registry code 7102304, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23160
- Reported engine: LYC O320B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,164 total, 101 in this make and model, 295 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88FA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA226) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880830036279A

## Narrative

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

LOST PROP ON RIGHT ENGINE WHICH TORE LOOSE AND HUNG DOWN OUT OF CONTROL. HIT TREES AND AUTOS. PROP HUB FRACTURED.

## 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 CHI88FA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA226), Aug 30, 1988: Piper PA-23-160 (N4049P), Toledo, OH, destroyed. Probable cause: FATIGUE FRACTURE, FOR REASONS UNDETERMINED, WHICH LEAD TO THE LOSS OF A PROPELLER BLADE FROM THE RIGHT ENGINE. THIS IN TURN LEAD TO THE MARGINAL CONTROLLABILITY OF THE AIRCRAFT.

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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