# Accident 19881126052769A: Piper PA28161, Danielson, CT, November 26, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 1988, 10:15 local time
- Place: Danielson, CT
- Airport: Danielson
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8197° N, 71.9010° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DANIELSON (LZD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8197&lon=-71.9010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8172P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8172P-1991-01-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 100 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881126052769A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON TAKEOFF,DRAGGED A WING AND CARTWHEELED ONTO TOP OF A PARKED AIRCRAFT. EVACUATED. BOTH CRAFT BURNED.

## 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 NYC89LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA039), Nov 26, 1988: Piper PA-28-181 (N8172P), Danielson, CT, destroyed. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO RECOGNIZE A STALL AND TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION PRIOR TO EXPERIENCING A LOSS OF CONTROL.

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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