# Accident 19881008046139A: Piper PA28RT201, Concord, CA, October 8, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1988, 15:38 local time
- Place: Concord, CA
- Airport: Buchanan Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0005° N, 122.0305° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0005&lon=-122.0305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8162T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,103 total, 393 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881008046139A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING. CROSSED TAXIWAY GRAS S DIVIDER. ENTERED RAMP AREA AND STRUCK A PARKED AIRCRAFT

## 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 LAX89LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA012), Oct 8, 1988: Piper PA-28RT-201 (N8162T), Concord, CA, 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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