# Accident 19940402000279A: Piper PA38112, Wilmington, DE, April 2, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1994, 19:15 local time
- Place: Wilmington, DE
- Airport: Greater Wilmington-New Castle
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6592° N, 75.5697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6592&lon=-75.5697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2542L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2542L-2002-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 222 total, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO94LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940402000279A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 BFO94LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA058), Apr 3, 1994: Piper PA-38-112 (N2542L), New Castle, DE, substantial damage. Probable cause: Inadequate clearance from obstacles, which resulted in birds strike. A factor was night conditions.

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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