# Accident 20080703854519A: Piper PA28161, Newport, RI, July 3, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2008, 19:30 local time
- Place: Newport, RI
- Airport: Newport State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5244° N, 71.2844° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5244&lon=-71.2844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9888K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9888K-2013-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,650 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08FA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08FA237) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080703854519A

## Narrative

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

(-23)AN EYE WITNESS STATED THAT ON A TOUCH AND GO, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON A 2990 FOOT RUNWAY WITH APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET OR LESS REMAINING AND ATTEMPTED A GO AROUND.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO GAIN ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO CLEAR THE TREES JUST OFF THE AIRPORT PROPERTY AND CRASHED.

## 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 NYC08FA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08FA237), Jul 3, 2008: Piper PA-28-161 (N9888K), Middletown, RI, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to initiate a go-around during a high approach, and his inadequate remedial action during an attempted touch-and-go.

## Other reports on N9888K (1)

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

- [Incident 19780619046669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780619046669I), Jun 19, 1978: Piper PA28161 (N9888K), Leawood, KS, Minor damage. Pilot overran departure end of runway due to excessive speed.

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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