# Accident 19960818023089A: Piper PA38112, Tuscaloosa, AL, August 18, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1996, 18:59 local time
- Place: Tuscaloosa, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2196° N, 87.4796° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2196&lon=-87.4796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4405E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4405E-2000-08-23) (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 O235L2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 173 total, 18 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL96LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960818023089A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH POLICE ANTENNA DURING SEARCH FOR FRIENDS HOME AT UNSAFE LOW ALTITUDE.REGAINED CONTROL RETURNED TO TCL

## 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 ATL96LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA121), Aug 18, 1996: Piper PA-38-112 (N4405E), Tuscaloosa, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to see and avoid an antenna during low altitude maneuvering.

## Other reports on N4405E (1)

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

- [Incident 19880501037669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880501037669I), May 1, 1988: Piper PA38112 (N4405E), Cedar Park, TX. Engilne failed en route. Landed safely in a open field. Found 2 broken connecting rods.

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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