# Accident 19881126052229A: Piper PA28140, Concord, NC, November 26, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 1988, 13:17 local time
- Place: Concord, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3992° N, 80.5896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3992&lon=-80.5896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98369, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98369-1988-11-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 264 total, 248 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881126052229A

## Narrative

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

APPEARS PILOT STALLED AIRCRAFT IN A LOW LEVEL TURN WHILE CIRCLING THE AREA. AMPHETAMINE DRUG RITALIN USED BY PILOT.

## 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 ATL89FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA045), Nov 26, 1988: Piper PA-28-140 (N98369), Concord, NC, destroyed, 2 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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