# Accident 20201110015209A: Piper PA-38-112, Grass Valley, CA, November 10, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 2020, 15:40 local time
- Place: Grass Valley, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1908° N, 120.9986° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1908&lon=-120.9986&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6380A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6380A-2023-03-04) (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: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21FA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201110015209A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT BEING OPERATED FOR PERSONAL FLIGHT.  PILOT RADIOED IN TO ATC THAT HE WAS EXPERIENCING ENGINE PROBLEMS.  THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A SMALL OPENING NEAR GRASS VALLEY SHORTLY THEREAFTER.

## 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 WPR21FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21FA044), Nov 10, 2020: Piper PA38 (N6380A), Grass Valley, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to the pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation.

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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