# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28R-200, 1988 NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports. ## Latest cases - [NTSB MIA89IA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89IA032.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Melbourne, FL · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Nov 13, 1988 · N32393 · Minor damage > The plt stated that while doing touch and go landings at Melbourne, he put the gear handle down but did not check to confirm that it was down. He continued the approach and landed gear up. Afterward, the pilot noticed that the gear pump circuit breaker had… - [NTSB LAX89FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA032.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Anaheim, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 3, 1988 · N9467N · Substantial damage > Five minutes after departure and during normal cruise flight, the certified flight instructor noticed a prop overspeed. He immediately pulled back on the prop control to reduce engine r.p.m. and instructed the student, a private pilot, to divert to the… - [NTSB BFO89LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89LA005.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Dover, DE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 29, 1988 · N2074T · Substantial damage > After takeoff the plt began a cruise climb to 5500 ft. he rprtd that when the acft reached 5200 ft, he noticed oil spraying from underneath the front of the eng cowling. The oil eventually covered the windscreen. The plt diverted toward a nearby arpt, but the… - [NTSB ATL88LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA251.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Gray, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 15, 1988 · N32105 · Substantial damage > Instructor said that after completing a stall series the engine began to backfire continously & power was lost so that he could not maintain altitude. An off airport landing was made and a fence was hit during the landing roll. Eng had been overhauled &… - [NTSB LAX88LA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA315.md): Billings/Humbyrd Thorp T-18 · Corona, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 10, 1988 · N45BH · 2 aircraft · Minor damage > Just prior to touchdown a thorp T-18 and a Piper collided in flight. The Piper struck the thorp from above at aprx 10 ft AGL over the threshold. The thorp landed without further incident. The Piper completed a normal landing until the propeller contacted the… - [NTSB ATL88LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA245.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Charleston, TN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 4, 1988 · N1281T · Substantial damage > The pilot reported that while in cruise flight he had a partial then total electrical failure. During the off- airport emergency landing on a wet, grassy field, the pilot was unable to stop before sliding into a culvert. Examination of the airplane revealed… - [NTSB BFO88LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88LA080.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Charleston, WV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 31, 1988 · N15948 · Substantial damage > The plt was executing the ILS rwy 5 apch when he entered fog about 350 ft above the dh. According to the plt, upon reaching the dh he sighted the rwy and continued the apch. Afterward the plt said he deviated left of the localizer centerline and as he was… - [NTSB CHI88LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA220.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Gary, IN · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 27, 1988 · N5140S · Destroyed > Failure of the powerplant due to an oil leak and subsequent forced landing into unsuitable terrain. - [NTSB DEN88LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA149.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Cheyenne, WY · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 8, 1988 · N4329F · Substantial damage > The flight originated in omaha, NE. Three passengers and the commercial plt embarked on a fishing trip into Wyoming. The pilot departed Cheyenne after having several problems with the engine and correcting the problem by proper leaning. He said he took off… - [NTSB CHI88FA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA145.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Detroit Lakes, MN · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 29, 1988 · N44140 · Substantial damage - [NTSB MKC88LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA114.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Eldon, MO · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 21, 1988 · N4490T · Substantial damage > Total failure of the powerplant due to an oil line rupture, and proper touchdown point not attained by the pilot in command. - [NTSB ATL88FA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA185.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Raleigh, NC · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 26, 1988 · N44018 · 2 aircraft · Destroyed > A Piper PA-28R (lead acft, N44018) & a Cessna 172 (#2 acft, N737GU) were departing Raleigh-durham arpt on a formation flt to petersburg, VA. The Cessna plt (wingman) rprtd that drg takeoff & initial climb, the lead acft bgn to accelerate ahead of him. The… - [NTSB CHI88LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA117.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Terre Haute, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 20, 1988 · N55786 · Substantial damage - [NTSB DEN88FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88FA098.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Pintura, UT · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 16, 1988 · N2738R · Substantial damage > The plt and two pax departed overton, NV destined for sundance, WY. Witnesses stated that the acft took off under an overcast and followed interstate 15 northbound. A witness driving on the interstate said that he saw N2738R at aprx 600 ft AGL over the… - [NTSB SEA88LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA057.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Elma, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 12, 1988 · N8374C · Substantial damage > During landing roll the pilot applied toe brakes. The right brake pedal went to the floor. The aircraft then veered to the left of the centerline despite the pilots attempt to groundloop the aircraft. The aircraft then rolled over an embankment, collapsing… - [NTSB ATL88FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA081.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Barnardsville, NC · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 18, 1988 · N55WP · Destroyed - [NTSB NYC88LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA080.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Old Bridge, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 10, 1988 · N9317N · Substantial damage > The flight made a normal approach and touched down on runway 24. As the pilot applied pwr for takeoff due to the hazardous runway conditions, the pilot lost directional control and the left main landing gear impacted plowed snow at the edge of the runway. ## The whole list in SQL Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS: ```sql SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1 WHERE year(c."eventDate") = 1988 AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102811')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7102811&year=1988 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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