# Accident 19950709017189A: Piper PA38112, Riverside/Rubid, CA, July 9, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1995, 10:35 local time
- Place: Riverside/Rubid, CA
- Airport: Fla-Bob Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9846° N, 117.4266° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9846&lon=-117.4266&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2529A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2529A-2013-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 50 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA244) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950709017189A

## Narrative

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

OVER GROSS WEIGHT. FAILED TO CLEAR POWER LINE A MILE AND HALF FROM AIRPORT. DOWNED WIRES IGNITED A GRASS FIRE.

## 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 LAX95LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA244), Jul 9, 1995: Piper PA-38-112 (N2529A), Rubidoux, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation in that he attempted to fly an aircraft without first verifying the aircraft's gross weight and published performance capabilities.

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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