# Accident 19910930044149A: Piper PA38112, Laurel, MD, September 30, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1991, 17:30 local time
- Place: Laurel, MD
- Airport: Suburban Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1009° N, 76.7999° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1009&lon=-76.7999&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2513N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2513N-1995-01-11) (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: 430 total, 51 in this make and model, 152 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO91FA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91FA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910930044149A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED ENGINE FAILED ON CLIMBOUT. STRUCK A TREE AND CRASHED. CAUSE OF POWER LOSS UNDETERMINED. NO ENGINE DEFECTS.

## 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 BFO91FA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91FA087), Sep 30, 1991: Piper PA-38-112 (N2513N), Laurel, MD, no damage. Probable cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

## Other reports on N2513N (1)

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

- [Incident 19901031055009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901031055009I), Oct 31, 1990: Piper PA38112 (N2513N), York, PA, Minor damage. Student made a hard landing. Bounced to the left side of runway. Nose collapsed.

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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