# Accident 19810213003839A: Piper PA38112, Del Rio, TX, February 13, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1981, 22:40 local time
- Place: Del Rio, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3730° N, 100.8819° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Del Rio, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3730&lon=-100.8819&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9242T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 268 total, 108 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810213003839A

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT LOW ON FUEL IN AREA OF LOW CEILING & VISIBILITY. AIRPLANE STRUCK GROUND IN A WINGS LEVEL DIVE.

## 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 FTW81FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA033), Feb 13, 1981: Piper PA-38 (N9242T), Del Rio, TX, substantial damage, 2 fatal

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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