# NTSB CEN20CA386: Piper PA-38-112, N567N, Reserve, LA, September 4, 2020

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report
- Date: September 3, 2020, 20:50 local (Sep 4, 2020, 01:50 UTC)
- Place: Reserve, LA
- Coordinates: 30.07068, -90.560638 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0707&lon=-90.5606&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: FAA FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 101926
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN20CA386
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/101926/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=101926
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA386

## Probable cause

The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Not determined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000): Not determined › Not determined · Unknown/Not determined; cases with it: [Piper PA-38-112, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000/cases.md?model=7103812), [All aircraft, 2,247 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Enroute: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-38-112, 10 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md?model=7103812), [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot reported to a Federal Aviation Administration inspector that about 5 miles from the airport the airplane engine began to have trouble, so he turned on the electric fuel pump. He switched fuel tanks, but the engine still lost power. The pilot was unable to make it to the airport, so he conducted a forced landing to a marsh/swamp. Due to the accident location, an on-scene examination of the airplane was not conducted, and the airplane was not recovered. The pilot did not return a completed National Transportation Safety Board Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident/Incident Report Form 6120.1 as requested.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N567N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N567N-2023-02-04), registration cancelled 2023-02-04, S/N 3879A0407 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-38-112 (112)
- Registry model: [Piper PA-38-112](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (registry code 7103812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 3879A0407
- Engines: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES 115 horsepower
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Destination: New Orleans, LA

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 0; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3; seat: left; flight hours: 200 total

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 21, 2021, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=101926. 586 KB in all.

- FAA email (item 1, PDF, 1 page, 586 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=11496047&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Email%20(FAA)_Redacted-Rel.pdf

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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