# Accident 19940826023669A: Piper PA38112, Gardner, KS, August 26, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1994, 19:10 local time
- Place: Gardner, KS
- Airport: Gardner Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8298° N, 94.8894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8298&lon=-94.8894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2409G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2409G-1997-02-26) (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: 28 total, 27 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA303) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940826023669A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON LIFTOFF. ABORTED. POWER CAME BACK TOO LATE. HIT FENCE END OF RUNWAY. PRIOR UNEXPLAINED POWER LOSSES.

## 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 CHI94LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA303), Aug 27, 1994: Piper PA-38-112 (N2409G), Gardner, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: undetermined. A factor associated with the accident is a fence at the off-airport landing site.

## Other reports on N2409G (1)

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

- [Incident 19940413013239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940413013239I), Apr 13, 1994: Piper PA38112 (N2409G), La Cynge, KS. Simulated forced landing. Engine stubled when power applied. Made a forced landing. Struck power line on approach.

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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