# Accident 19880904046389A: Piper PA28181, Lakes Wales, FL, September 4, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1988, 10:30 local time
- Place: Lakes Wales, FL
- Airport: Chalet Suzanne Air Strip Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9005° N, 81.5803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9005&lon=-81.5803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N722TC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N722TC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 446 total, 396 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA271) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880904046389A

## Narrative

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

LANDED DOWNWIND ON SHORT GRASS STRIP. RAN OFF END DOWN EMBANKMENT AND STRUCK A FENCE BEFORE STOPPING.

## 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 MIA88LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA271), Sep 4, 1988: Piper PA-28 (N722TC), Lake Wales, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N722TC (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19880312019669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880312019669I), Mar 12, 1988: Piper PA28181 (N722TC), Vero Beach, FL, Minor damage. Thunk on takeoff and a hole in top of flap. Tower reported gear felloff. Pilot had worked on gear. Failed to secure

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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