# Accident 19881116051099A: Piper PA28140, Chinook, MT, November 16, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 1988, 11:00 local time
- Place: Chinook, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.4706° N, 109.2107° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4706&lon=-109.2107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28EF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28EF-1991-03-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 61 total, 41 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881116051099A

## Narrative

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

BECAME LOST ON TRIP TO TAKE FLIGHT TEST. RAN OUT OF FUEL LANDED IN A SNOW COVERED FIELD AND AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.

## 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 DEN89LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA035), Nov 16, 1988: Piper PA-28-140 (N28EF), Chinook, MT, substantial damage

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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