# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-38-112, AL

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB MIA00LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA194.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Montgomery, AL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 30, 2000 · N9713T · Substantial damage
  > the student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control upon encountering variable winds during the landing flare/touchdown and his failure to recover from the resulting bounced landing which resulted in substantial damage to the aircraft.
- [NTSB ATL96LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA121.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Tuscaloosa, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 18, 1996 · N4405E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to see and avoid an antenna during low altitude maneuvering.
- [NTSB ATL90FA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA139.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Florence, AL · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 1, 1990 · N2409K · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > Failure of the pilot-in-command of N2409K to maintain safe separation from N2437K during unauthorized formation maneuvering. Overconfidence in personal ability and the execution of unauthorized formation flight on the part of both pilots-in-command were…
- [NTSB ATL86LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA134.md): Piper PA-38 · Enterprise, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 17, 1986 · N25737 · Substantial damage
  > During the touchdown landing phase on runway 23, the aircraft veered off the left side and crashed following an attempted go-around. The pilot applied full power, but was unable to clear a tree line off the departure end. As the pilot elected to abort, the…
- [NTSB ATL82DA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA239.md): Piper PA-38 · Huntsville, AL · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Aug 15, 1982 · N2514E · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot was on a flight check to obtain a private pilot certificate. The flight examiner had instructed him to stay in the pattern and demonstrate a short field approach and landing. The flight examiner stated that on final approach, the aiming…
- [NTSB ATL82FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FA001.md): Piper PA-38 · Gadsden, AL · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Oct 1, 1981 · N2591C · Destroyed
- [NTSB ATL81FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA116.md): Piper PA-38 · Cullman, AL · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Sep 13, 1981 · N2471B · Destroyed
- [NTSB ATL81FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA083.md): Piper PA-38 · Smiths Station, AL · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Jun 18, 1981 · N2599B · Destroyed
- [NTSB ATL81DKJ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DKJ13.md): Piper PA-38 · Bessemer, AL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 6, 1981 · N2534C · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA80FKJ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FKJ10.md): Piper PA-38 · Stevenson, AL · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Nov 16, 1979 · N2448C · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA79DKJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKJ04.md): Piper PA-38T · Birmingham, AL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 15, 1978 · N2414E · Substantial damage

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'AL' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7103812'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7103812&state=AL

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