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

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 NYC06CA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA212.md): Piper PA 38-112 · Chesapeake, VA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 21, 2006 · N6401A · Substantial damage
  > The presence of deer on the runway during the landing roll, which resulted in a collision. A factor in the accident was the dark night.
- [NTSB IAD99LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD99LA040.md): Piper PA-38 · Manassas, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 30, 1999 · N2338D · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain the proper rate of descend on final approach followed by an improper flare which resulted on a hard landing.
- [NTSB NYC97LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA164.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Manassas, VA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 2, 1997 · N23831 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misjudgment of clearance between the aircraft and fuel truck, which resulted in a collision.
- [NTSB NYC93LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA007.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Heathsville, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 2, 1992 · N2434B · Substantial damage
  > The improper inflight planning and decision by the student pilot resulting in fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB BFO92LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA084.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Moneta, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 2, 1992 · N9218T · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the student pilot to maintain directional control during the landing, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve. Factors related to the accident were: the student's improper recovery from a bounced landing and proximity of the tree.
- [NTSB BFO89LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89LA040.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Criders, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 1, 1989 · N2602L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot failed to maintain directional control of the airplane during the crosswind conditions encountered during the initial takeoff climb.
- [NTSB BFO88FID03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88FID03.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Chesapeake, VA · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · May 12, 1988 · N2601C · Destroyed
  > The pilot was doing touch & go landings. During climbout engine power loss occurred at an estimated 300 ft AGL. The pilot radioed mayday and a witness stated he heard the stall horn during the transmission. Afterwards the acft pitched down and spun to the…
- [NTSB ATL83LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA162.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Lynchburg, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 10, 1983 · N25693 · Substantial damage
  > The acft landed hard and bounced several times before collapsing the landing gear. The student pilot was on her first solo flight after 31 hours of dual instruction in the PA-38 acft. The student reported the accident was student induced and that there were…
- [NTSB ATL82FID05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FID05.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Charlottesville, VA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jan 28, 1982 · N2466B · Substantial damage
  > After performing four successful night approaches the pilot attempted a short field approach with the landing light off. On final he stated it appeared he was getting too low so he turned the landing light on and continued the approach. The aircraft struck a…
- [NTSB ATL80FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FA081.md): Piper PA-38 · Charlottesvle, VA · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Aug 4, 1980 · N2484D · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD79FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA089.md): Piper PA-38 · Chesterfield, VA · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Sep 26, 1979 · N4433E · 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" = 'VA' 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=VA

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