# Accident 19880923040199A: Piper PA25235, Princess Anne, MD, September 23, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1988, 18:30 local time
- Place: Princess Anne, MD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NDBG
- Location: 38.1998° N, 75.6902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1998&lon=-75.6902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7781Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7781Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO88LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880923040199A

## Narrative

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

SMOKY COCKPIT ON SPRAY RUN. NOTED FUSELAGE RED GLOW NEAR BATTERY. LANDED DIRT ROAD. HIT DITCH. BATTERY CABLE SHORT.

## 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 BFO88LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88LA084), Sep 23, 1988: Piper PA-25-235 (N7781Z), Princess Anne, MD, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7781Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19811213079232A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811213079232A), Dec 13, 1981: Piper PA25235 (N7781Z), Kutztown, PA, Substantial damage. Was struck by overshooting landing aircraft N231RK while waiting for the aircraft to complete his landing.

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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