# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-38-112, 2000

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 LAX00FA354](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00FA354.md): Piper PA-38 · San Luis Obispo, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 1, 2000 · N2493G · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain while turning to reverse course following inadvertent nighttime flight into instrument meteorological conditions. A factor in the accident was the pilot's lack of experience in nighttime operations.
- [NTSB CHI00LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA253.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Coopersville, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 12, 2000 · N2545N · Substantial damage
  > fuel starvation due to the blocked carburetor. Factors relating to the accident were the foreign object (tab), the improper maintenance performed on the carburetor, and the corn crop.
- [NTSB LAX00LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA270.md): Piper PA-38-112 · San Luis Obispo, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 18, 2000 · N2400P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate visual lookout while taxiing to the runway, which resulted in his failure to see and avoid the fuel truck.
- [NTSB LAX00LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA264.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Selma, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 12, 2000 · N2466D · Substantial damage
  > A cracked plastic fuel selector handle that precluded proper engagement of the internal mechanism to fully select a port, and left it in an intermediate position, restricting the fuel supply to the engine, which subsequently lead to a loss of engine power.
- [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 NYC00LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA167.md): Piper PA-38 · Cheswold, DE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 18, 2000 · N407DS · Substantial damage
  > The instructor's delayed remedial action. Factors included the instructor's failure to take positive control of the airplane, and the student's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the approach.
- [NTSB MIA00LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA182.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Steens, MS · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 1, 2000 · N9423T · Substantial damage
  > the flight instructor failed to maintain control of the airplane after landing, which resulted in an on ground collision with a tree. Factors in this accident were the flight instructor allowed the student to get too fast and high on the approach.
- [NTSB LAX00LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA149.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Fresno, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 11, 2000 · N2500T · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's loss of directional control on takeoff that resulted in a collision with a taxiway surface.
- [NTSB CHI00LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA064.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Alma, MI · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 8, 2000 · N4276E · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inadequate fuel consumption calculation. Factors were the rough terrain, the fence and the exhaustion of the fuel supply.
- [NTSB LAX00LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA075.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Kernville, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 15, 2000 · N2572N · Substantial damage
  > Fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's in-flight decision to not refuel the airplane at an en route stop as planned.

## 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") = 2000
  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=2000

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