# Accident 19881021047679A: Piper PA28RT201, Frederick, MD, October 21, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1988, 17:53 local time
- Place: Frederick, MD
- Airport: Frederick Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4194° N, 77.4091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4194&lon=-77.4091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8291Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8291Z-2013-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201 (registry code 7102818, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO89FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89FA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881021047679A

## Narrative

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

BECAME DISORIENTED AND ERRATIC APPROACH TO AIRPORT. TURNED INTO MOUNTAIN. ATC ADVISE TO LATE FOR PILOT.

## 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 BFO89FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89FA003), Oct 21, 1988: Piper PA-28RT-201 (N8291Z), Frederick, MD, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: NONSUBMITTED

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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