# Accident 19881024050109A: Piper STCPA22, Mocksville, NC, October 24, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1988, 10:30 local time
- Place: Mocksville, NC
- Airport: Twin Lakes
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9309° N, 80.4009° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9309&lon=-80.4009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5361Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5361Z-1990-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-108 (registry code 7102204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCPA22
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 434 total, 434 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881024050109A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE CUT OUT TWICE, STALLED AND SPUN IN CIRCLING TO LAND. FUEL LINE SWOLLEN AND COLLAPSED. WAS USING AUTO FUEL.

## 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 ATL89LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA017), Oct 24, 1988: Piper PA-22-108 (N5361Z), Advance, NC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5361Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19780822035069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780822035069A), Aug 22, 1978: Piper PA22 (N5361Z), Danville,Va, VA, Substantial damage. Mixture control cable broke near point of attachment to carburetor.

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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