# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-38-112, 1998

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 MIA99WA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99WA042.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Marsh Harbor, Bahamas · Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Dec 6, 1998 · N9471T · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC99LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA003.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Toughkenamon, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 2, 1998 · N2535A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight inspections which failed to detect an open fuel strainer valve, which resulted in a loss of engine power.
- [NTSB CHI98LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA140.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Omaha, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 5, 1998 · N24435 · Substantial damage
  > The fatigue failure of the crankshaft which resulted from a spun bearing and the low altitude at which the loss of engine power occurred. A factor in the accident was the embankment on which the airplane was landed.
- [NTSB MIA98LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA103.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Tampa, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 22, 1998 · N2321D · Substantial damage
  > failure of the student pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane and proper runway alignment, which result in an in-flight collision with a hangar.
- [NTSB SEA98LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA043.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Dubois, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 11, 1998 · N2438L · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's misjudgment of altitude/clearance and overloading of the nose gear. A contributing factor was the snow-covered turf runway.
- [NTSB ATL98LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA040.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Laurens, SC · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 24, 1998 · N2609K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate weather evaluation that resulted in initiating flight in marginal visual conditions, and resulted in fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB FTW98FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA086.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Tremonton, UT · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 4, 1998 · N23371 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, becoming spatially disoriented and his subsequent loss of aircraft control. Factors were the dark night and weather conditions that included obscuration and snow.

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 1998
  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&year=1998

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