# Accident 19881016048339A: Piper PA38112, Van Nuys, CA, October 16, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1988, 10:15 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1905° N, 118.4892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1905&lon=-118.4892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25619, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25619-1989-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17 total, 17 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881016048339A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX89LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA016), Oct 16, 1988: Piper PA-38-112 (N25619), Van Nuys, 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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