# Accident 19881019046699A: Piper PA31325, Big Rapids, MI, October 19, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1988, 09:45 local time
- Place: Big Rapids, MI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: DZWA
- Location: 43.7009° N, 85.4796° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7009&lon=-85.4796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N300HF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N300HF-2013-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-325 (registry code 7103105, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-325) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31325
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540F2BD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,811 total, 681 in this make and model, 148 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881019046699A

## Narrative

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

STALLED TURNING TIGHT FINAL TO ALIGN WITH RUNWAY. A WING WAS BENT UP IN GROUND IMPACT. AIRCRAFT LEVELED AND LANDED.

## 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 CHI89LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA013), Oct 19, 1988: Piper PA-31-350 (N300HF), Big Rapids, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N300HF (2)

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

- [Incident 20070623012769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070623012769I), Jun 23, 2007: Piper PA31325 (N300HF), Gaithersburg, MD, Minor damage. (-23) Safety counselor at gai statement:Saturday, June 23 mid afternoon, I was sitting in the gai restaurant and observed a navajo (N300HF) landing at what…
- [Accident 19910731030949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910731030949A), Jul 31, 1991: Piper PA31325 (N300HF), Spartanburg, SC, Substantial damage. Landed gedar up. No mechanical defects.

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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