# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-38-112, OH 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 CEN12LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA007.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Centerburg, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 5, 2011 · N6403A · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper pre-flight planning and failure to ensure that there was an adequate fuel supply on board to complete the flight, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the malfunction of the fuel quantity indicator. - [NTSB NYC02LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA176.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Athens, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 27, 2002 · N4307E · Substantial damage > The student pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation during cruise flight. A factor was the operator's failure to perform maintenance on a fuel gauge that was noted twice in a discrepancy log. - [NTSB IAD97LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA040.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Colombia Staton, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 31, 1996 · N2587G · Substantial damage > inadequate supervision by the flight instructor (CFI), and his failure to ensure that sufficient altitude and/or clearance was maintain from obstructions (trees) during the approach. Darkness was a related factor. - [NTSB BFO92LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA015.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Wadsworth, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 4, 1992 · N2587L · Substantial damage > Failure of the pilot to attain an adequate airspeed during an attempted go around, which resulted in a stall. His premature raising of the flaps and lack of experience in the make and model of aircraft were related factors. - [NTSB NYC91FA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91FA235.md): Piper PA38-112 · Akron, OH · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 12, 1991 · N9302T · Destroyed > The pilot lost control of the airplane and inadvertently stalled and spun the airplane at too low an altitude to allow recovery. Factors related to the accident were; the pilot's improper preflight and planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, a loss of… - [NTSB CHI89LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA106.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Elyria, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 9, 1989 · N2529D · Substantial damage > Failure (shearing) of the right main gear attaching bolts. A contributing factor was: failure of the owner/operator to comply with service bulletin #673B. - [NTSB ATL88LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA143.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Painesville, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 14, 1988 · N91371 · Destroyed > The CFI reported that while performing a simulated short field take-off the acft encountered a downdraft and settled into the trees. The CFI held his certificate for one month and the student plt had logged just over fifty hours. This airport was not approved… - [NTSB ATL87LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA112.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Ravenna, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 10, 1987 · N2606K · Substantial damage > The student plt was making a touch and go ldg on rwy 27. After touchdown, he retracted the flaps and applied full power to takeoff again. The acft began to veer left after power was applied. The CFI reported that she told the student to apply right rudder as… - [NTSB ATL86FEI04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FEI04.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Wauseon, OH · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Mar 31, 1986 · N2572C · Substantial damage > The acft landed & nosed over about 770 ft upwind of the rwy it had used for takeoff. The CFI thought that the sod strip was too soft for the student to make the takeoff so he took the controls. The acft was unable to gain proper airspeed or alt and landed in… - [NTSB CHI83LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA253.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Strongville, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 12, 1983 · N24802 · Substantial damage > The acft collided with trees at the departure end of the runway during an aborted takeoff. The instructor pilot who was doing a demonstration flt stated that 'the acft rotated to a normal climb attitude but did not climb out of ground effect. After electing… - [NTSB CHI83LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA178.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Wadsworth, OH · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 23, 1983 · N2607B · Substantial damage > Reportedly, the passenger, who was building an ultralight acft, was in the left seat & was being familiarized with flt procedures. The instructor determined that the winds at an uncontrolled arpt were light from 160 deg. He made 3 calls on the UNICOM… - [NTSB CHI83LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA079.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Springfield, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 12, 1983 · N25353 · Substantial damage > The acft swerved during landing and the landing gear sheared off. This was a supervised solo flt and the pilot had made one sucessful touch and go landing. During the 2nd landing the acft swerved to the left and the landing gear collapsed. - [NTSB CHI82DA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA065.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Elyria, OH · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Feb 22, 1982 · N25743 · Substantial damage > During the landing flare the student overcorrected with full aft elevator. The aircraft pitched up, the instructor applied full power, and the aircraft bounced and drifted into a snow bank. The instructor was reported to have about 20 hours instructing. - [NTSB CHI81FEK14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEK14.md): Piper PA-38 · New Concord, OH · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 16, 1981 · N25645 · Substantial damage - [NTSB CHI81FEI07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEI07.md): Piper PA-38 · Strongsville, OH · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Nov 12, 1980 · N2580N · Destroyed - [NTSB CHI80FEK03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEK03.md): Piper PA-38 · Marion, OH · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 29, 1979 · N9281T · Substantial damage - [NTSB CHI79FEK23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEK23.md): Piper PA-38 · Chesterville, OH · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 7, 1979 · N2457G · 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" = 'OH' 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=OH --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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