# Accident 19860805037499A: Piper PA38112, Grove City, PA, August 5, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1986, 11:20 local time
- Place: Grove City, PA
- Airport: Grove City Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2202° N, 80.2310° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2202&lon=-80.2310&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91356 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA200) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860805037499A

## Narrative

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

FAILED CLIMB OUT OF GROUND EFFECT. CFI TOOK OVER. CHECKED OUT BUT SETTLED INTO TREES. HAD A INOPERATIVE MAGNETO.

## 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 NYC86LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA200), Aug 5, 1986: Piper PA-38-112 (N91356), Grove City, PA, 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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