# Accident 19881021047819A: Piper PA32300, Andover, KS, October 21, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1988, 14:30 local time
- Place: Andover, KS
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6897° N, 97.1294° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6897&lon=-97.1294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8641N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8641N-1989-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,025 total, 800 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881021047819A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AND CRASHED WHILE TURNING FINAL FOR LANDING ON A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP.

## 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 MKC89LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA010), Oct 21, 1988: Piper PA-32-300 (N8641N), Andover, KS, substantial damage

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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