# Accident 20040318007389A: Piper PA38112, Jean, NV, March 18, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 2004, 17:17 local time
- Place: Jean, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7550° N, 115.2550° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7550&lon=-115.2550&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2421D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2421D-2004-05-24) (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 O235*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 41 total, 41 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04FA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04FA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040318007389A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 18, 2004 A PIPER PA-38-112 IMPACTED TERRAIN UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES. ON SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A LEFT WING NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. OTHER FINDINGS INCLUDED RIGHT HAND AILERON PRIMARY FLIGHT CONTROL CABLE NOT ATTACHED TO CENTER WING BELLCRANK AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. THE STUDENT PILOTING THE AIRCRAFT HAD ACCUMULATED 41 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME AND POSSESSED A FIRST CLASS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE.

## 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 LAX04FA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04FA167), Mar 19, 2004: Piper PA-38-112 (N2421D), Jean, NV, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to regain control of the aircraft following an upset due to the disconnected primary right aileron control cable. The failure of the company maintenance personnel to…

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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