# Accident 19861031052619A: Piper PA38112, Winston Salem, NC, October 31, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1986, 12:15 local time
- Place: Winston Salem, NC
- Airport: Smith Reynolds
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1337° N, 80.2220° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SMITH REYNOLDS (INT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1337&lon=-80.2220&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2373G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2373G-1989-09-18) (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: 48 total, 24 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861031052619A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT IN PATTERN FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION. LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. SOLO STUDENT COUNSELED ON FUEL USAGE.

## 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 ATL87LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA013), Oct 31, 1986: Piper PA-38-112 (N2373G), Winston-Salem, 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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