Event SEA88LA175

1988-09-09 SEATTLE, Washington, United States Airport · BFI None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N2526A

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

PIPER PA-22-135

Year of manufacture

1956 · 32 years old at event

Engine

AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG

Seats / Engines

4 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19561218

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A26217

Registrant of record

BAMAK CORP

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N2526A Piper PA-20 None

Factual narrative

PLT LANDED WITH 80 DEG RIGHT CROSS WIND OF 8 KTS, GROUNDLOOPED TO RIGHT. THE PLT SAID THAT ATIS INFO GAVE THE WIND AS 220 DEGREES AT 8 KTS; HOWEVER HIS EST FROM WINDSOCK OBSERVATION INCLUDED GUSTS OF 15 KTS. THE OBSERVING STATION REPORTED NO GUSTS ON THE DATE OF THE ACC. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_SEA88LA175.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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