# Accident 19810321012709A: Piper PA38112, Beaver Falls, PA, March 21, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1981, 17:15 local time
- Place: Beaver Falls, PA
- Airport: Beaver Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7725° N, 80.3914° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BEAVER COUNTY (BVI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7725&lon=-80.3914&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2552D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2552D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-235-L2C (registry code 42035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-235-l2c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total, 50 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FGM14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FGM14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810321012709A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT. LANDING ON A GOLF TREE, STRUCK A TREE. FOUND FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK.

## 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 NYC81FGM14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FGM14), Mar 21, 1981: Piper PA-38 (N2552D), Beaver Falls, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2552D (4)

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

- [Incident 20001106017429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001106017429I), Nov 6, 2000: Piper PA38112 (N2552D), Beaver Falls, PA, Minor damage. (-23) Instructor-pilot stated that student was performing touch and go landings. On takeoff, a deer ran in front of the a/c and was struck by left wing and…
- [Incident 19910614021939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910614021939I), Jun 14, 1991: Piper PA38112 (N2552D), Mount Vernon, OH, Minor damage. Directional control problem on approach. Attempted go-around but had to land in field. Wing hit trees.
- [Incident 19860916054369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860916054369I), Sep 16, 1986: Piper PA38112 (N2552D), Millhaven, GA, Minor damage. Fuel was exhausted short of the destination. Landed in a field.
- [Incident 19850705050909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850705050909I), Jul 5, 1985: Piper PA38112 (N2552D), Beaver Falls, PA, Minor damage. CFI called for right rudder on rollout. Student applied left rudder and aircraft went off runway into wet 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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