# Accident 19881006064709A: Piper PA23250, La Belle, FL, October 6, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1988, 18:00 local time
- Place: La Belle, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.6396° N, 81.3403° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6396&lon=-81.3403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6815Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6815Y-1992-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,800 total, 45 in this make and model, 400 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881006064709A

## Narrative

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

CYLINDER ON LEFT ENGINE SEPARATED AND OPENED THE COWLING. UNABLE TO STAY ALOFT. DITCHED IN SWAMPY LAKE AND SANK.

## 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 MIA89LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA006), Oct 6, 1988: Piper PA-23-250 (N6815Y), La Belle, FL, substantial damage

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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