# Accident 19881128054239A: Piper PA24250, Crestview, FL, November 28, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 1988, 04:00 local time
- Place: Crestview, FL
- Airport: Bob Sikes Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7491° N, 86.5700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7491&lon=-86.5700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8226P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8226P-2014-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1D5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,980 total, 719 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881128054239A

## Narrative

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

PROPELLER MOUNT BOLTS FAILED,LOST PROP AND ASSEMBLY. UNDERSHOT RUNWAY DUE TO WIDE PATTERN. SHIM INSTALLED INCORRECT

## 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 MIA89LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA045), Nov 28, 1988: Piper PA-24-250 (N8226P), Crestview, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8226P (1)

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

- [Accident 19880616022099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880616022099A), Jun 16, 1988: Piper PA24250 (N8226P), Mattoon Charles, IL, Substantial damage. Passenger told pilot gear not down. Put gear down too late. Touched down with gear only 10 percent extended.

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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