# Incident 19840504044969I: Piper PA38112, Vero Beach, FL, May 4, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1984, 08:30 local time
- Place: Vero Beach, FL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 27.6472° N, 80.3931° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vero Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6472&lon=-80.3931&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2428D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2428D-2011-09-06) (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: 107 total, 107 in this make and model, 106 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840504044969I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN COCKPIT. STUDENT RETURNED TO AIRPORT. VOLTAGE REGULATOR TRANSISTOR BURNED OUT.

## Other reports on N2428D (1)

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

- [Accident 19850416065319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850416065319A), Apr 16, 1985: Piper PA38112 (N2428D), Vero Beach, FL, Substantial damage. During simulated engine out on takeoff, CFI took over. Hard landing made before recovery could be accomplished.

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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