19881016048339A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Van Nuys, CA · October 16, 1988

Date
October 16, 1988 · 10:15 local
Place
Van Nuys, CA
Airport
Van Nuys Airport
Phase of flight
Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N25619
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX89LA016
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
17 total17 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost control on power application for a touch and go. Veered off runway hit fence, trees and utility pole.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL ON POWER APPLICATION FOR A TOUCH AND GO. VEERED OFF RUNWAY HIT FENCE, TREES AND UTILITY POLE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.