# Accident 19881215054529A: Piper PA28R201T, Arvada, WY, December 15, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1988, 05:50 local time
- Place: Arvada, WY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7596° N, 106.0895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7596&lon=-106.0895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3110Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3110Q-1990-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201T (registry code 7102813, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 273 total, 107 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881215054529A

## Narrative

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

ERRATIC FLIGHT OBSERVED. PRIOR PILOT REPORT TROUBLE IN CLOUDS. WING SEPARATED. PILOT NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.

## 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 DEN89FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA041), Dec 15, 1988: Piper PA-28R-201T (N3110Q), Arvada, WY, destroyed, 1 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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