# Accident 19850611023909A: Piper PA38112, Wabasso, FL, June 11, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1985, 12:35 local time
- Place: Wabasso, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 27.7500° N, 80.4508° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7500&lon=-80.4508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2603C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2603C-2011-09-29) (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: 50 total, 50 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA188) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850611023909A

## Narrative

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

LOSS OF POWER AS STUDENT PREPARED TO PRACTICE MANEUVERS. LANDED ON A BEACH AND NOSED OVER. SUSPECT CARBURETOR ICE.

## 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 MIA85LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA188), Jun 11, 1985: Piper PA-38-112 (N2603C), Wabasso, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2603C (1)

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

- [Accident 19800814036769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800814036769A), Aug 14, 1980: Piper PA38112 (N2603C), Vero Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Practice short field takeoff, full flaps. Semi-stalled. Hit wing on ground. Ran off runway into fence at full power

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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