# Accident 19820712044459A: Piper PA38112, New Braunfels, TX, July 12, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1982, 20:12 local time
- Place: New Braunfels, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6991° N, 98.1090° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6991&lon=-98.1090&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25187, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25187-1983-06-01) (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: 105 total, 58 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA280) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820712044459A

## Narrative

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

EXHAUSTED FUEL FROM RIGHT TANK. FAILED TO SWITCH TO OTHER TANK WITH FUEL. CRASH LANDED ON A HILLSIDE.

## 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 FTW82DA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA280), Jul 13, 1982: Piper PA-38-112 (N25187), New Braunfels, TX, substantial damage

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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