# Accident 19880923041269A: Piper PA28181, Orleans, IN, September 23, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1988, 19:10 local time
- Place: Orleans, IN
- Airport: Orleans Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6600° N, 86.4505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6600&lon=-86.4505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21985, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21985) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 101 total, 21 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA247) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880923041269A

## Narrative

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

ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. STRUCK POWERLINES ON APPROACH TO WRONG AIRPORT. STAYED AIRBORNE LANDED SAFE. HAD LOW BATTERY.

## 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 CHI88LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA247), Sep 24, 1988: Piper PA-28-181 (N21985), Orleans, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT AND TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE FROM THE UTILITY POLE AND TRANSMISSION WIRE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE CAUSE WERE THE PILOT'S TOTAL LACK OF…

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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