# Accident 20040529008809A: Piper PA38112, Carthage, MS, May 29, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2004, 14:30 local time
- Place: Carthage, MS
- Airport: Carthage-Leake County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7611° N, 89.5300° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7611&lon=-89.5300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2484A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2484A-2017-02-28) (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
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total, 30 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA04CA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04CA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040529008809A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT DID NOT HAVE A LOG BOOK ENDORSEMENT FROM HIS CFI TO SOLO TO THE CARTHAGE AIRPORT. SURFACE WINDS IN THE SURROUNDING AREA AT THE TIME WERE GREATER THAN 10 KNOTS. THE CFI DID NOT ENDORSE THE PILOT TO FLY WITH SURFACE WINDS GREATER THAN 10 KNOTS.

## 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 MIA04CA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04CA091), May 29, 2004: Piper PA-38-112 (N2484A), Carthage, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the student pilot to maintain control of the airplane resulting in the airplane departing the runway and impacting with terrain. A factor related to this accident was the student…

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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