# Accident 19881111050379A: Piper PA28151, Lajas, Puerto Rico, November 11, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1988, 13:00 local time
- Place: Lajas, Puerto Rico
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.0429° N, 67.0571° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lajas, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.0429&lon=-67.0571&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4815F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4815F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881111050379A

## Narrative

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

LOW ON FUEL, ELECTED TO LAND AT A PRIVATE AIRPORT. STRUCK A STEEL CABLE STRETCHED ACROSS RUNWAY TO DISCOURAGE USE.

## 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 MIA89LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA029), Nov 11, 1988: Piper PA-28-151 (N4815F), Lajas, PR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4815F (1)

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

- [Incident 19810320025709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810320025709I), Mar 20, 1981: Piper PA28151 (N4815F), La Mona Island, Puerto Rico, Minor damage. Zd pilot pulled nose up at touchdown. Sun caused him to lose sight or runway. Struck trees when crosswind pushed ac

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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