# Accident 20020814023229A: Piper PA38112, Darrington, WA, August 14, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 2002, 12:12 local time
- Place: Darrington, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.2514° N, 121.6094° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2514&lon=-121.6094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4334E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4334E-2019-09-06) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020814023229A

## Narrative

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

(-23) LOSS OF POWER SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF. ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING IN FIELD. OVERSHOT END OF FIELD AND CAME TO REST IN A CULVERT ALONG WA STATE ROUTE 530.

## 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 SEA02LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA155), Aug 14, 2002: Piper PA-38-112 (N4334E), Darrington, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power during takeoff due to an undersized gascolator gasket resulting in a loss of fuel flow to the engine. A ditch was a factor.

## Other reports on N4334E (1)

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

- [Accident 19941012034809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941012034809A), Oct 12, 1994: Piper PA38112 (N4334E), Albany, OR, Substantial damage. Allowed student to come too low on final. Sheared off gear on runway lip landing short.

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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