# Accident 20080328014581A: Piper PA24260, Abbeville, LA, March 28, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 2008, 11:30 local time
- Place: Abbeville, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9456° N, 92.1469° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9456&lon=-92.1469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9097P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9097P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 450 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080328014581A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PIPER COMANCHE ON SHORT FINAL TO PRIVATE STRIP WAS STRUCK NEAR TAIL SECTION BY AN AGCAT AT A 90 DEGREE CONVERGENCE. COMANCHE SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO VERTICAL FIN AREA. SPREADER SEPARATED FROM AGCT UPON IMPACT. BOTH AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT.

## 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 DFW08LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA089), Mar 28, 2008: Piper PA24-260 (N9097P), Abbeville, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of both pilots to see and avoid the other approaching airplane. A contributing factor was the close proximity between the two private airstrips.

## Other reports on N9097P (1)

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

- [Accident 19871016060159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871016060159A), Oct 16, 1987: Piper PA24260 (N9097P), San Mateo, CA, Substantial damage. Engine failure. Made a forced landing in an open field with gear up. Rod bearing had 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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