# Accident 19880914038579A: Piper PA60602P, Hopkinsville, KY, September 14, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1988, 07:28 local time
- Place: Hopkinsville, KY
- Airport: Hopkinsville-Christian County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: FGQA
- Location: 36.8510° N, 87.4891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8510&lon=-87.4891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64718 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60602P
- Reported engine: LYC IO540AA1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,101 total, 225 in this make and model, 91 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA247) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880914038579A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LONG DOWNWIND ON WET RUNWAY AND HYDROPLANED OFF END OF RUNWAY STRIKING SDF APPROACH EQUIPMENT BOX.

## 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 ATL88LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA247), Sep 14, 1988: Piper PA-60-602P (N64718), Hopkinsville, KY, 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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