# Accident 20121013024279A: Piper PA-38-112, Corona, CA, October 13, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 2012, 12:20 local time
- Place: Corona, CA
- Airport: Corona
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8944° N, 117.5958° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8944&lon=-117.5958&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4309E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4309E-2018-01-19) (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 PA-38-112
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 796 total, 770 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121013024279A

## Narrative

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

N4309E EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING WHEN AIRCRAFT LOST POWER. N4309E LANDED SOUTH OF THE RUNWAY AT KJAO AND SUBSTAINED HEAVY DAMAGE.

## 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 WPR13LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA009), Oct 13, 2012: Piper PA-38-112 (N4309E), Corona, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Total loss of engine power during the landing approach due to insect debris in the carburetor metering valve, which resulted in fuel starvation.

## Other reports on N4309E (1)

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

- [Incident 19791117045489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791117045489I), Nov 17, 1979: Piper PA38112 (N4309E), Chandler, AZ, Minor damage. Instructor did not recover fast enough when student flared too high.

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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