# Accident 19790918026379A: Piper PA38112, Jerseyville, IL, September 18, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1979, 18:30 local time
- Place: Jerseyville, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1172° N, 90.3267° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jerseyville, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1172&lon=-90.3267&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2388T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2388T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 145 total, 88 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEV32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEV32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790918026379A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED DURING PRACTICE APPROACH TO PLOWED FIELD. LANDED, NOSED UP. FORGOT TO ENRICH MIXTURE.

## 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 CHI79FEV32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEV32), Sep 18, 1979: Piper PA-38 (N2388T), Jerseyville, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2388T (1)

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

- [Incident 19790705018779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790705018779I), Jul 5, 1979: Piper PA38112 (N2388T), St Charles, MO, Minor damage. Instructor was demonstrating power off landing, made shallow turn to final, stalled left wing dropped struck ground

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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