# Accident 19870220003049A: Piper PA38112, New Smyrna Beac, FL, February 20, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1987, 15:30 local time
- Place: New Smyrna Beac, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0258° N, 80.9270° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Smyrna Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0258&lon=-80.9270&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25459, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25459-2012-10-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 2 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870220003049A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES ON LANDING. SUSPECT CARBURETOR ICING.

## 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 MIA87LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA088), Feb 20, 1987: Piper PA-38-112 (N25459), New Smyrna Bch, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N25459 (2)

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

- [Accident 19930626020719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930626020719A), Jun 26, 1993: Piper PA38112 (N25459), St Petersburg, FL, Substantial damage. Engine lost power on climbout. Ditched in bay. Cause power loss unknown
- [Accident 19910320006649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910320006649A), Mar 20, 1991: Piper PA38112 (N25459), La Belle, FL, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on landing roll. Ran off runway into a ditch.

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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