# Accident 19880930042399A: Piper PA60601P, Columbus, OH, September 30, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1988, 21:24 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9612° N, 82.9988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, OH, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9612&lon=-82.9988&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14HR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14HR-1990-04-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 601P (registry code 8360608, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,802 total, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88FA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA249) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880930042399A

## Narrative

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

ERRATIC FLIGHT ON CLIMBOUT. LOST CONTROL TURNING, DIVED INTO GROUND. IMPROPERLY LOCKED UPPER DOOR SECTION CAME OPEN

## 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 CHI88FA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA249), Oct 1, 1988: Piper PA-60-601P (N14HR), Columbus, OH, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: AERODYNAMICALLY STALLED LIFTING SURFACE CAUSING AN UNCOMMANDED PITCH OVER AT AN ALTITUDE TOO LOW TO AFFECT A RECOVERY.

## Other reports on N14HR (2)

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

- [Accident 19870626033799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870626033799A), Jun 26, 1987: Piper PA60601P (N14HR), Doylestown, PA, Substantial damage. Hydroplaned on standing water on runway. Slid sideways and collapsed the left main gear. Not advised water on runway
- [Incident 19860228028809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860228028809I), Feb 28, 1986: Piper PA60601P (N14HR), Philadelphia, PA, Minor damage. Aborted takeoff after door came open. Landed back on runway with the gear up.

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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