# Incident 19841116074579I: Piper PA38112, Fonda, NY, November 16, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 1984, 16:20 local time
- Place: Fonda, NY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9534° N, 74.3729° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fonda, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9534&lon=-74.3729&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2448L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2448L-1991-01-29) (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: 39 total, 24 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841116074579I

## Narrative

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

DURING STUDENT CROSSCOUNTRY WIND CAUSED PILOT TO GET OFF COURSE. LANDED IN MUDDY FIELD DUE TO DARKNESS AND WEATHER.

## Other reports on N2448L (1)

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

- [Accident 19901020046489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901020046489A), Oct 20, 1990: Piper PA38112 (N2448L), Levelland, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Crashed in field. Dispatched as solo training. Student had private pilot passenger on board.

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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