# Accident 19881230057189A: Piper PA28181, Plainfield, IL, December 30, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1988, 15:00 local time
- Place: Plainfield, IL
- Airport: Clow Internation Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6959° N, 88.1295° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6959&lon=-88.1295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8369Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8369Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (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 PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 34 total, 14 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881230057189A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT LOST CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL ON A SOLO FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT VEERED INTO A SNOWBANK.

## 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 CHI89LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA042), Dec 30, 1988: Piper PA-28-181 (N8369Y), Plainfield, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8369Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19881030065689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881030065689I), Oct 30, 1988: Piper PA28181 (N8369Y), Sugar Grove, IL, Minor damage. Student on first solo flight lost directional control and veered off runway striking a runway light.

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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