# Accident 19880512015169A: Piper PA38112, Portsmouth, VA, May 12, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1988, 17:30 local time
- Place: Portsmouth, VA
- Airport: Hampton Roads
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7995° N, 76.4196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7995&lon=-76.4196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2601C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2601C-2000-03-07) (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: 34 total, 34 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO88FID03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88FID03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880512015169A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT CRASHED ON CLIMBOUT WHEN ENGINE QUIT. STALLED AND CRASHED IN A FIELD. HEAT WAS ON AND FLAPS WERE DOWN

## 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 BFO88FID03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88FID03), May 12, 1988: Piper PA-38-112 (N2601C), Chesapeake, VA, destroyed

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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