# Accident 19850625027879A: Piper PA38112, Mt Airy, NC, June 25, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1985, 13:15 local time
- Place: Mt Airy, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5004° N, 80.6102° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5004&lon=-80.6102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2395G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2395G-2014-09-19) (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: 60 total, 60 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850625027879A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SPUTTERED AND QUIT NEAR END OF SOLO STUDENT CROSSCOUNTRY. PROBABLE FUEL EXHAUSTION. LANDED IN A YARD.

## 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 ATL85LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA196), Jun 25, 1985: Piper PA-38-112 (N2395G), Mt. Airy, NC, 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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