# Incident 19881018061989I: Piper PA24250, Clarksburg, WV, October 18, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1988, 08:30 local time
- Place: Clarksburg, WV
- Airport: Benedum
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2703° N, 80.3618° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clarksburg, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2703&lon=-80.3618&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7202P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7202P-1993-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881018061989I

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT CAUGHT IN IFR WEATHER. WAS LOCATED AND ASSISTED BY ATC TO A SAFE LANDING. NO MEDICAL CERTIFICATE ON HIM.

## Other reports on N7202P (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19900723028259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900723028259A), Jul 23, 1990: Piper PA24250 (N7202P), West Fork, AR, Substantial damage. Engine quit en route. Severed a wing on forced landing. Idler gear bolts broke,jammed crankshaft gear and idler gear

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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