# Accident 19940213002009A: Piper PA38112, Minneapolis, MN, February 13, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1994, 16:30 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Flying Cloud Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8602° N, 93.4291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8602&lon=-93.4291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23797, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23797-1999-03-01) (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: 30 total, 30 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940213002009A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWER LINE AND CRASHED DURING APPROACH TO LAND. STUDENT WAS AWARE OF THE POWER LINE.

## 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 CHI94LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA084), Feb 13, 1994: Piper PA-38-112 (N23797), Eden Prairie, MN, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POORLY PLANNED APPROACH AND REMAINING BELOW A PROPER GLIDE PATH DURING FINAL APPROACH. THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPEREINCE WAS A FACTOR.

## Other reports on N23797 (1)

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

- [Incident 19870404055229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870404055229I), Apr 4, 1987: Piper PA38112 (N23797), St Paul, MN. A twin Beech on a practice IFR approach caused a near miss by 50 ft of this aircraft while it was on final.

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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