# Accident 20260514007839A: Piper PA-28-180, Akron, OH, May 14, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 2026, 14:00 local time
- Place: Akron, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0184° N, 81.5076° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0184&lon=-81.5076&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7188W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7188W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (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 PA-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26FA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26FA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260514007839A

## Narrative

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

WHILE CONDUCTING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT PLANE ENTERED LEFT BASE TURN TO AKR RWY 7 WITH TAIL WIND AND APPEARED TO STALL CRASHING IN RESIDENTIAL AREA STREET HITTING HOUSE GARAGE.  REPORTED WINDS FOR AKR WERE 340 16G25 KTS.

## 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 ERA26FA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26FA208), May 14, 2026: Piper PA-28-180 (N7188W), Akron, OH, destroyed, 2 fatal, investigation ongoing

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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