# Accident 19890112013579A: Piper PA38112, Terra Ceia, FL, January 12, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 1989, 14:15 local time
- Place: Terra Ceia, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.5795° N, 82.5804° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Terra Ceia, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5795&lon=-82.5804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2439B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2439B-1995-09-07) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 92 total, 61 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890112013579A

## Narrative

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

OFF COURSE ON CROSSCOUNTRY TRAINING FLIGHT. UNUSUAL SOUND IN AIRCRAFT. LANDING IN A FIELD, RAN INTO DITCH.

## 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 MIA89LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA068), Jan 12, 1989: Piper PA-38-112 (N2439B), Terra Ceia, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE STUDENT PILOT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: TAILWIND CONDITIONS DURING THE LANDING AND THE PROXIMITY OF THE DITCH TO THE SELECTED LANDING AREA.

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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