# Accident 19820422010669A: Piper PA38112, Apple Valley, CA, April 22, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1982, 15:53 local time
- Place: Apple Valley, CA
- Airport: Apple Valley
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5709° N, 117.1492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5709&lon=-117.1492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24082, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24082-2012-09-06) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 59 total, 27 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82DA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820422010669A

## Narrative

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

AIRPLANE STALLED ON FINAL ABOUT 30 FEET ABOVE GROUND. VERTICSL IMPACT SHORT OF RUNWAY. STUDENT ON 1ST CROSSCOUNTRY.

## 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 LAX82DA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA146), Apr 22, 1982: Piper PA-38-112 (N24082), Apple Valley, CA, destroyed, 1 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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