# Accident 19881127052249A: Piper PA28161, Molino, FL, November 27, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 1988, 12:14 local time
- Place: Molino, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7099° N, 87.3195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7099&lon=-87.3195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8033Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8033Y-1991-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 175 total, 175 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881127052249A

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO IMC IN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOST CONTROL SPIRAL DIVED 9000 FPM. AIRFRAME FAILED.

## 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 MIA89FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA044), Nov 27, 1988: Piper PA-28-161 (N8033Y), Molino, FL, destroyed, 4 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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