# Accident 19880906065179A: Piper PA24260, Punta Gorda, FL, September 6, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1988, 12:22 local time
- Place: Punta Gorda, FL
- Airport: Charlotte County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.8903° N, 82.0500° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8903&lon=-82.0500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8670P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8670P-2013-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Reported engine: LYC IO540D4A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 53 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA266) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880906065179A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT TURNING FINAL STRUCK WIRES AND CRASHED INTO A CANAL. HAD DEPLETED MAINS WITH AUXILIARY TANKS FULL.

## 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 MIA88LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA266), Sep 6, 1988: Piper PA-24-260 (N8670P), Punta Gorda, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8670P (1)

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

- [Accident 19921130048359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921130048359A), Nov 30, 1992: Piper PA24 (N8670P), Martinsville, VA, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed at airport.

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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