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SEA88LA175

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

Airport BFI

Current FAA registration · N2526A

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

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

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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