# Accident 19881006044729A: Piper PA38112, New Castle, PA, October 6, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1988, 15:00 local time
- Place: New Castle, PA
- Airport: New Castle Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0609° N, 80.3400° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0609&lon=-80.3400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2542D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2542D-1991-02-22) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881006044729A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT LANDING LONG. CFI TOOK OVER BEGAN BELATED GO AROUND. STRUCK TREES ON CLIMBOUT.

## 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 NYC89LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA004), Oct 6, 1988: Piper PA-38-112 (N2542D), New Castle, PA, 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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