# Accident 19880903036789A: Piper PA34220T, Carthage, TX, September 3, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1988, 23:48 local time
- Place: Carthage, TX
- Airport: Panola County-Sharpe Field Arp
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1502° N, 94.3308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1502&lon=-94.3308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83874, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83874-2013-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-220T (registry code 7103420, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-220t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34220T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360KB
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88FA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88FA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880903036789A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES TURNING BASE FOR NIGHT VISUAL LANDING. DENSE FOG IN AREA.

## 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 FTW88FA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88FA161), Sep 4, 1988: Piper PA-34-220T (N83874), Carthage, TX, destroyed, 5 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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