# Accident 19881029048579A: Piper PA28R200, Dover, DE, October 29, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1988, 16:15 local time
- Place: Dover, DE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0894° N, 75.7196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0894&lon=-75.7196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2074T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2074T-2017-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,093 total, 900 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO89LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881029048579A

## Narrative

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

OIL ON WINDSHIELD AND LOSING POWER. LANDED ON RACETRACK INFIELD. PROP GOVERNOR OIL LINE FITTING BROKE. NOT SECURED

## 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 BFO89LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89LA005), Oct 29, 1988: Piper PA-28R-200 (N2074T), Dover, DE, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2074T (2)

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

- [Accident 20121223027499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121223027499A), Dec 23, 2012: Piper PA-28R-200 (N2074T), Slate Run, PA, Destroyed. The aircraft departed youngstown elser metro airport (4G4), bound for kingston-ulster airport (20N), was operating under VFR at 7,500 feet MSL, and was…
- [Accident 19760124002679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760124002679A), Jan 24, 1976: Piper PA28R200 (N2074T), Auburn, ME. Eng ignition switches in on position when plt moved prop by hand.

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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