# Accident 19881219055139A: Exper PILATUS, St Augustine, FL, December 19, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 1988, 15:50 local time
- Place: St Augustine, FL
- Airport: St Augustine
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8905° N, 81.3094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8905&lon=-81.3094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N109PL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N109PL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Oerlikon Armnts PILATUS P-2/05 (registry code 6560100, https://openairdocs.org/model/oerlikon-armnts-pilatus-p-2-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EXPER PILATUS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,255 total, 4 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881219055139A

## Narrative

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

TRYING TO RETURN, LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF. ENGINE QUIT, HIT TREES AND POWERLINE. CRASHED INVERTED. MAGNETO 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 MIA89LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA053), Dec 19, 1988: Pilatus P-2/05 (N109PL), St. Augustine, FL, destroyed

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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