# Accident 19850512019849A: Piper PA38112, Morgan Hill, CA, May 12, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1985, 18:20 local time
- Place: Morgan Hill, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1709° N, 121.6490° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1709&lon=-121.6490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2456L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 172 total, 39 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA255) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850512019849A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LONG ON DIRT STRIP, VEERED OFF SIDE OF STRIP AND STRUCK SEVERAL LARGE BUSHES, THEN ROLLED INTO A RAVINE.

## 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 LAX85LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA255), May 13, 1985: Piper PA-38-112 (N2456L), Morgan Hill, CA, 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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