# Incident 19881024068939I: Piper PA28161, Bismarck, ND, October 24, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1988, 08:50 local time
- Place: Bismarck, ND
- Airport: Bismarck Municipal
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.7727° N, 100.7457° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BISMARCK MUNI (BIS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7727&lon=-100.7457&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8285B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8285B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 295 total, 141 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881024068939I

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED WITHOUT RADIOS. REENTERED TRAFFIC PATTERN AND LANDED RUNWAY 31. AIR CARRIER ON SHORT FINAL RUNWAY 13.

## Other reports on N8285B (2)

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

- [Incident 20260621012619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260621012619I), Jun 21, 2026: Piper PA-28-161 (N8285B), New Bedford, MA, Minor damage. Summary of the events: the aircraft was on an instructional flight from plymouth airport (kpym) to New Bedford airport (kewb). The approach and touchdown on…
- [Incident 20050929026239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050929026239I), Sep 29, 2005: Piper PA28161 (N8285B), Falmouth, MA, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] rented the airplane for a personal flight from alpha one flight school at the plymouth airport. While maneuvering to…

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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