NTSB CAROL · Event
Event ATL88LA224
Registry · N26045
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
PIPER PA-38-112
Year of manufacture
1981 · 7 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19810723
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A281FF
Registrant of record
WYANT JAMES O
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE STUDENT PLT RPRTD THAT WHILE LANDING, THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO VEER TO THE LEFT. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT RAN OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY & INTO A DITCH. A CROSSWIND WAS BLOWING FROM THE LEFT AT THE TIME. THE OPERATOR RPRTD THAT TIRE MARKS FROM THE NOSE & RIGHT MAIN GEAR WERE VISIBLE ON THE RWY. THE STUDENT HAD ABOUT 8 HRS OF SOLO EXPERIENCE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1988_ATL88LA224.txt.
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