# Accident 19881015048889A: Piper PA28151, Cedar Rapids, IA, October 15, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1988, 10:50 local time
- Place: Cedar Rapids, IA
- Airport: Cedar Rapids Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CQWA
- Location: 41.9706° N, 91.6602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9706&lon=-91.6602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5378F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5378F-1989-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,113 total, 89 in this make and model, 278 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881015048889A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT, APPROACHING AIRPORT. HIT CONCRETE PYLONS HIDDEN IN GRASS ON LANDING. PILOT BLAMED LEAKY FUEL STRAINER.

## 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 MKC89LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA005), Oct 15, 1988: Piper PA-28-151 (N5378F), Cedar Rapids, IA, 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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