# Accident 19881001043599A: Piper PA28140, North Fork, ID, October 1, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1988, 07:30 local time
- Place: North Fork, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4102° N, 114.0509° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4102&lon=-114.0509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7548R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7548R-1989-07-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881001043599A

## Narrative

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

ENTERED A CANYON AND WAS UNABLE TO OUTCLIMB RISING TERRAIN. CRASHED INTO TIMBER 50 FEET SHORT OF THE CREST.

## 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 SEA89LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA005), Oct 1, 1988: Piper PA-28-140 (N7548R), North Fork, ID, destroyed

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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