# NTSB WAS02WA031: Piper PA-38-112, Newport, United Kingdom, April 1, 2002

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: April 1, 2002, 10:10 local (10:10 UTC)
- Place: Newport, United Kingdom
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 54439
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WAS02WA031
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/54439/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WAS02WA031

## Aircraft

- Registration: G-CWFC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Piper PA-38-112
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Cardiff Wales Flying Club
- Departed: EGFF, Cardiff
- Destination: EGBS, Shobdon
- Flight plan: VFR

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC)
- Wind: 170° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 4,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 50 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Observed at: EGFF

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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