# Accident 19880401007579A: Piper PA38112, Apple Valley, CA, April 1, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1988, 13:25 local time
- Place: Apple Valley, CA
- Airport: Apple Valley Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5694° N, 117.1499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5694&lon=-117.1499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2498D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2498D) (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: 143 total, 141 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880401007579A

## Narrative

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

FUEL STARVATION AFTER BECOMING LOST. LANDED IN DESERT ADJACENT TO A ROAD AND HIT A BERM. HAD FUEL IN OTHER TANK.

## 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 LAX88LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA147), Apr 1, 1988: Piper PA-38-112 (N2498D), Apple Valley, CA, 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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