# Accident 19880920048989A: Piper PA22150, Curtin, OR, September 20, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1988, 08:30 local time
- Place: Curtin, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7223° N, 123.2120° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Curtin, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7223&lon=-123.2120&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3863P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3863P-2013-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN88FA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88FA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880920048989A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL IN AREA OF LOW CEILING AND VISIBILITY. PILOT HAD FLOWN 150 HOURS IN SIX YEARS.

## 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 DEN88FA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88FA213), Sep 20, 1988: Piper PA-22-150 (N3863P), Curtin, OR, destroyed, 2 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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