# Accident 19881002042651A: Piper PA28R201, Lancaster, CA, October 2, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1988, 10:56 local time
- Place: Lancaster, CA
- Airport: Gen Wm J Fox Airfield Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6106° N, 118.2706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6106&lon=-118.2706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31386, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31386) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 630 total, 12 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881002042651A

## Narrative

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

WHILE DESCENDING TO LAND OVERTOOK N49382 AND HIT ITS WING TIP. N49382 WAS CLIMBING FROM A AFB. BOTH LANDED SAFELY.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N49382, Cessna 152: [Accident 19881002042652A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881002042652A)

## 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 LAX89LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA002), Oct 2, 1988: Piper PA-28R-201 (N31386), Palmdale, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N31386 (2)

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

- [Incident 20020831022759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020831022759I), Aug 31, 2002: Piper PA28R201 (N31386), Cortez, CO, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot reported by phone and by his written statement on 9/3/02 the fact relating to the incident. He entered a left downwind approach to runway 21 at…
- [Incident 19791023054669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791023054669I), Oct 23, 1979: Piper PA28R201 (N31386), Lancaster, TX, Minor damage. Airspeed got too low on simulated forced landing aproach, aircraft settled in with power.

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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