# Accident 19840120001029A: Piper PA38112, Mendota, CA, January 20, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1984, 15:30 local time
- Place: Mendota, CA
- Airport: Pilibos Brothers
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6700° N, 120.4507° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6700&lon=-120.4507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2492P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 102 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840120001029A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A TRACTOR WHILE BUZZING TOMATO FIELD WORKERS. AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED AFTER IMPACT. PILOT RESTRAINTS NOT USED.

## 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 LAX84LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA150), Jan 20, 1984: Piper PA-38-112 (N2492P), Mendota, CA, destroyed

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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