# Accident 20030807021659A: Piper PA38112, Glen Rose, TX, August 7, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 2003, 20:30 local time
- Place: Glen Rose, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3000° N, 97.7167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3000&lon=-97.7167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9347T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9347T-2007-06-25) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 4 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030807021659A

## Narrative

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

(-23) NOTIFIED ON 8/7/03 BY COMM CENTER @ 2230. TALKED TO PILOT @ 2330. ARRIVED ON SCENE @ 0900, 08/08/03. INTERVIEWED PILOT, SEE ATTACHED 6120.1/2. INSPECTED ACCIDENT SCENE, POWERED UP BATTERY, CHECKED OK, OPERATED THROTTLE/MIXTURE/FUEL SELECTOR/MAGNETO SWITCH, ALL CHECKED OK. COULD NOT TURN PROP MORE THAN 50 DEGREES OF TRAVEL DUE TO DAMAGE. ENGINES SEEMED NOT TO BE LOCKED. DEACTIVATED ELT AND REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT.

## 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 FTW03LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA192), Aug 8, 2003: Piper PA-38 (N9347T), Granbury, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for an undetermined reason. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain available for 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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