# Accident 19881008045829A: Piper PA28140, Schaumburg, IL, October 8, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1988, 06:30 local time
- Place: Schaumburg, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0301° N, 88.0800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0301&lon=-88.0800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4608R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4608R-2012-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,550 total, 200 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89FA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881008045829A

## Narrative

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

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF EN ROUTE, CRASHED INTO TREES IN A YARD. ROD KNOCKED HOLE IN CASE, LOST OIL.

## 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 CHI89FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89FA005), Oct 8, 1988: Piper PA-28 (N4608R), Schaumburg, IL, destroyed. Probable cause: ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO OIL STARVATION AND THE PILOT'S MISJUDGED EMERGENCY LANDING, DURING WHICH THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TREES AND A SWIMMING POOL, BEFORE COMING TO REST ON THE GROUND AND A CHAIN…

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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