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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Wilmington, DE · April 2, 1994

Date
April 2, 1994 · 19:15 local
Place
Wilmington, DE
Airport
Greater Wilmington-New Castle
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2542L
NTSB investigation
NTSBBFO94LA058
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
222 total58 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On night approach to arpt. Bird strike occured 7MILES from runway. Lost electrical power. Battery/firewall damaged.

As the FAA filed it

ON NIGHT APPROACH TO ARPT. BIRD STRIKE OCCURED 7MILES FROM RUNWAY. LOST ELECTRICAL POWER. BATTERY/FIREWALL DAMAGED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.