# Accident 19880915038979A: Piper PA28R200, Gray, GA, September 15, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1988, 08:30 local time
- Place: Gray, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8003° N, 83.6205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8003&lon=-83.6205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32105, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32105-2010-04-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,282 total, 70 in this make and model, 191 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA251) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880915038979A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT. HIT FENCES LANDING IN A FIELD. FOUND CYLINDER VALVE ROCKER SHAFT MISSING. SUSPECT MALICIOUS TAMPERING.

## 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 ATL88LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA251), Sep 15, 1988: Piper PA-28R-200 (N32105), Gray, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N32105 (1)

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

- [Accident 20090809016939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090809016939A), Aug 9, 2009: Piper PA28R200 (N32105), Gerlach, NV, Substantial damage. (-23) On August 9, 2009, the pilot [privacy data omitted], a PA-28R-200, attempted a takeoff from soldier meadows (NV06). The aircraft was approximately 175…

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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