# Accident 19811017068089A: Piper PA38112, Lake Charles, LA, October 17, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1981, 15:00 local time
- Place: Lake Charles, LA
- Airport: Mcfillen Air Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2266° N, 93.2174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Charles, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2266&lon=-93.2174&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2359K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2359K-1990-02-09) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 359 total, 50 in this make and model, 78 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82FRD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRD03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811017068089A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING WHEN ENGINE QUIT FROM FUEL STARVATION.

## 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 FTW82FRD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRD03), Oct 17, 1981: Piper PA-38 (N2359K), Lake Charles, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2359K (2)

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

- [Accident 19880225021029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880225021029A), Feb 25, 1988: Piper PA38112 (N2359K), Minneapolis, MN, Substantial damage. Lost control in a wind gust during flare and touchdown. Veered into wind off runway nose dug in collapsed gear.
- [Accident 19810408015849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810408015849A), Apr 8, 1981: Piper PA38112 (N2359K), Blaine, MN, Substantial damage. Pilot lowered nose when stall warner sound and nose wheel collapsed on ground contact during takeoff.

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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