# Accident 19790801021339A: Piper PA38112, Ft Worth, TX, August 1, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1979, 17:00 local time
- Place: Ft Worth, TX
- Airport: Meacham
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 32.7254° N, 97.3208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Worth, TX, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7254&lon=-97.3208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2385F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2385F-1995-06-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 41 total, 41 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DPD33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPD33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790801021339A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT ON CROSS-COUNTRY TRAINING FLIGHT FLEW INTO AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS. LANDED IN FIELD, DOWNWIND.

## 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 FTW79DPD33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPD33), Aug 1, 1979: Piper PA-38 (N2385F), Ft.Worth, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2385F (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19830529032599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830529032599I), May 29, 1983: Piper PA38112 (N2385F), Bossier City, LA, Minor damage. Rough engine. Struck powerlines during a precautionary landing on a grass strip. Landed safely.

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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