# Accident 19880831036239A: Piper PA28R200, Charleston, WV, August 31, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1988, 08:30 local time
- Place: Charleston, WV
- Airport: Yeager
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3709° N, 81.5598° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3709&lon=-81.5598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15948, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15948-1989-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO88LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88LA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880831036239A

## Narrative

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

ENTERED DENSE FOG AT 350FT AGL THEN SAW RUNWAY. OFF LOCAL. WHILE CORRECTING, LEFT WING HIT TREE. LANDED ON RUNWAY.

## 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 BFO88LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88LA080), Aug 31, 1988: Piper PA-28R-200 (N15948), Charleston, WV, 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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