# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-38-112, AZ 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 LAX08CA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA166.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Kykotsmovi, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 7, 2008 · N9276T · Substantial damage > Fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and failure to ensure that adequate fuel was onboard to complete the flight. - [NTSB ANC06CA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA037.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Marana, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 27, 2006 · N939RG · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate evaluation of weather conditions and loss of directional control, which resulted in the airplane exiting the runway during the takeoff roll, and striking a sign. A factor associated with the accident was a dust devil. - [NTSB LAX02LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA170.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Kingman, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 28, 2002 · N4326E · Substantial damage > the CFI's failure to obtain/maintain an adequate airspeed during an attempted go-around, which resulted in a stall/mush condition. The high density altitude, tailwind, inadequate supervision, and overgross weight condition were factors. - [NTSB LAX90LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA302.md): Piper PA38 · Chandler, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 24, 1990 · N25658 · Substantial damage > The student pilot's loss of control during takeoff. His inexperience in the aircraft and improper use of the flight controls were factors in the accident. - [NTSB LAX90LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA028.md): Piper PA38-112 · Chandler, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 8, 1989 · N25644 · Substantial damage > The pilot failed to properly use the checklist and the fuel selector valve was improperly selected to the empty tank. - [NTSB LAX89LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA274.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Benson, AZ · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 13, 1989 · N2471D · Destroyed > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during an emergency descent and to properly flare the aircraft during landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's anxiousness in over-reacting to a situation and prematurely entering a power-off… - [NTSB LAX89LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA121.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Chandler, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 5, 1989 · N25620 · Substantial damage > The failure of the instructor pilot to properly evaluate the weather conditions resulting in an encounter with an unanticipated downdraft condition and failure of the student pilot to maintain a proper descent rate. - [NTSB LAX88FA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA190.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Green Valley, AZ · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 19, 1988 · N2326A · Destroyed > Failure of the student pilot to accomplish the proper stall recovery procedures allowing the stall to develop into a spin. Contributing to this accident was the lack of training in spin recovery. - [NTSB LAX87LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA313.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Buckeye, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 22, 1987 · N2483L · Substantial damage > A Piper PA-38-112 landed hard on the runway while on a VFR training flight. The certificated flight instructor (CFI) indicated that the student pilot made an abrupt aft yoke (up elevator) application during the landing flare. The aircraft ballooned… - [NTSB LAX87LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA204.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Chandler, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 10, 1987 · N2315V · Substantial damage > During an instructional flt, the student plt had control of the acft during a soft field take-off. The student did not keep the acft aligned with the centerline even after the instructor told the student to add right rudder to stop the drift. Just prior to… - [NTSB LAX87LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA201.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Chandler, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 2, 1987 · N25111 · Substantial damage > During and instructional flight on short and soft field landings, the pilot reported that during the landing roll an unobserved dust devil hit the aircraft. The aircraft was raised approximately 60 ft AGL. The instructor was unable to regain control and the… - [NTSB LAX86LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA034.md): Aerotek Pitts S-2A · Chandler, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 6, 1985 · N42XX · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage > During a dual instructional flight the CFI stated that he was looking for traffic while monitoring his student's performance. The CFI failed to observe that an acft was ahead of him in the traffic pattern. That acft was at a lower altitude & was on short… - [NTSB LAX85LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA219.md): Piper PA 38-112 · Prescott, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 20, 1985 · N2403N · Substantial damage > The acft departed rwy 21. The reported surface winds were 190 degs at 12 KTS gusting to 29 KTS. The acft was climbing at 200 fpm until reaching 800 ft AGL. The plt reported that he considered the climb rate as being too slow and elected to negotiate a… - [NTSB LAX85LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA148.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Sahuarita, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 23, 1985 · N2403A · Substantial damage > Acft veered to the right during landing roll on an abandoned airstrip. Right wing contacted a tree aprx 1 ft inboard on right wing tip deforming the main spar. Trees lined both sides of the airstrip. - [NTSB LAX82DA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA160.md): Piper PA-38 · Willcox, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Final report · May 6, 1982 · N2393B · Substantial damage > Student pilot on first solo cross-country ground looped during an en route landing. The pilot's flight bag had fallen off the right seat and lodged itself between the rudder pedals. Rudder control was lost. - [NTSB LAX81DUJ17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUJ17.md): Piper PA-38 · Wickenburg, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 19, 1980 · N2595D · Substantial damage - [NTSB LAX80DUJ60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUJ60.md): Piper PA-38 · Mesa, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 26, 1980 · N2383L · Substantial damage - [NTSB LAX72AL038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72AL038.md): Piper PA-22 · Chloride, AZ · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Nov 23, 1971 · N2565P · Destroyed ## 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" = 'AZ' 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=AZ --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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