# Accident 19881031048479A: Piper PA28181, Alexander City, AL, October 31, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1988, 18:00 local time
- Place: Alexander City, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9210° N, 85.9291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9210&lon=-85.9291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8211P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8211P-1991-10-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 760 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89FA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA222) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881031048479A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED ENGINE SPUTTERING INDICATING OUT OF FUEL. RADAR LOST OVER A LAKE. BELEIVED DITCHED. LANDING GEAR LEG FOUND

## 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 ATL89FA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA222), Nov 1, 1988: Piper PA-28-181 (N8211P), Alexander City, AL, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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