# Accident 19950915029732A: Piper PA38112, New Smyrna Beac, FL, September 15, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1995, 16:44 local time
- Place: New Smyrna Beac, FL
- Airport: New Smyrna Beach Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0204° N, 80.9203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0204&lon=-80.9203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2351A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2351A) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95FA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95FA224) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950915029732A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ON FINAL ABOVE BEHIND AIRCRAFT ALSO ON FINAL, COLLIDED. FAILED TO SEE AIRCRAFT ON LOW LONG FINAL. (.19) SAME AS NARRATIVE FOR MIA95FA224A.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N117ER, Socata TB9: [Accident 19950915029731A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950915029731A)

## 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 MIA95FA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95FA224), Sep 15, 1995: Piper PA-38-112 (N2351A), New Smyrna Bch, FL, minor damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: the failure of the pilots of both aircraft to see and avoid each other.

## Other reports on N2351A (1)

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

- [Accident 20230810013309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230810013309A), Aug 10, 2023: Piper PA-38-112 (N2351A), Harvard, IL, Substantial damage. When: August 10, 2023 at 1430Z Where: Harvard, IL A private pilot was operating a Piper PA-38-112 tomahawk, [privacy data omitted], departing from an uncharted…

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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