# Accident 19871202070489A: Piper PA38112, San Antonio, FL, December 2, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1987, 16:10 local time
- Place: San Antonio, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3303° N, 82.2694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3303&lon=-82.2694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2405F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2405F-2011-08-26) (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: 61 total, 61 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871202070489A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO LOCATE THE NEXT AIRPORT ON A SOLO CROSSCOUNTRY.  LANDED IN A FIELD AND NOSED OVER INTO A POND.

## 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 MIA88LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA051), Dec 2, 1987: Piper PA-38-112 (N2405F), San Antonio, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2405F (1)

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

- [Accident 19800826038719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800826038719A), Aug 26, 1980: Piper PA38112 (N2405F), Ft Pierce, FL, Substantial damage. Student pilot crashed during takeoff, after aircraft engine quit. Investigation revealed fuel exhaustion.

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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