# Accident 20040409021989A: Piper PA38112, San Martin, CA, April 9, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 2004, 13:19 local time
- Place: San Martin, CA
- Airport: Santa Clara County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0817° N, 121.5969° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0817&lon=-121.5969&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25645, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25645-2013-02-25) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040409021989A

## Narrative

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

(-23) LOST ENGINE POWER AFTER TAKEOFF, ATTEMPTED TO LAND, WENT THROUGH A FENCE AND CAME TO REST IN A FIELD.

## 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 LAX04LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA182), Apr 9, 2004: Piper PA-38-112 (N25645), San Martin, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N25645 (2)

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

- [Incident 19820727039479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820727039479I), Jul 27, 1982: Piper PA38112 (N25645), Baytown, TX, Minor damage. Solo student allowed airplane to porpoise on landing. Damaged prop and engine mount.
- [Accident 19810416020049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810416020049A), Apr 16, 1981: Piper PA38112 (N25645), New Concord, OH, Substantial damage. Premature low fuel. Ran out of fuel en route to alternate. Crashed in corn field. Carbureator bowl plug missing.

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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