# Accident 19881128070049A: Piper PA28180, West Palm Beach, FL, November 28, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 1988, 17:46 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.7153° N, 80.0534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Palm Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7153&lon=-80.0534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7926N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7926N-2013-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC IO320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881128070049A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT AND AIRCRAFT BECAME MISSING ON FLIGHT FROM WEST PALM TO BAHAMAS. REPORTED HE WAS IN IMC IN HEAVY RAIN

## 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 MIA89LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA046), Nov 28, 1988: Piper PA-28-180 (N7926N), Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean), destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N7926N (1)

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

- [Incident 19840629046259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840629046259I), Jun 29, 1984: Piper PA28180 (N7926N), White Castle, LA, Minor damage. Rough engine. Landed at nearby airport aided by radar vectors. NR2 cylinder exhaust valve stem failed.

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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