# Accident 20030707018839A: Piper PA38112, Fort Smith, AR, July 7, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2003, 17:53 local time
- Place: Fort Smith, AR
- Airport: Fort Smith Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3364° N, 94.3675° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3364&lon=-94.3675&mi=10
- Aircraft: N569RA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N569RA-2018-08-24) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 240 total, 240 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA200) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030707018839A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PLEASURE FLIGHT, ENGINE FAILED ON TAKE-OFF FROM RUNWAY 25 AND CRASHED AT FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS JULY 7, 1753 CST. AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO 300 FEET WHEN THE O-235-LC ENGINE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. MINOR INJURIES REPORTED SUSTAINED BY PILOT THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED AS THE RESULT OF THE DAMAGE. BOTH FUEL TANKS WERE FULL ENGINE FAILURE CAN NOT BE DETERMINED.

## 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 CHI03LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA200), Jul 7, 2003: Piper PA-38-112 (N569RA), Fort Smith, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons during the climb out. A factor was the ditch encountered during the forced landing.

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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