# Accident 19880923040099A: Piper PA31T, Eugene, OR, September 23, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1988, 05:58 local time
- Place: Eugene, OR
- Airport: Mahlon Sweet Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: GLOA
- Location: 44.0407° N, 123.2197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0407&lon=-123.2197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N234K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N234K-1989-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31T (registry code 7103124, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31T
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A28
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA88LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880923040099A

## Narrative

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

SHEARED OFF THE LEFT GEAR AND DAMAGED LEFT STABILIZER ON CONTACT WITH MIDDLE MARKER. DIVERTED TO BASE. LANDED SAFE.

## 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 SEA88LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA184), Sep 23, 1988: Piper PA-31T-620 (N234K), Eugene, OR, 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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