NTSB investigations: Piper PA-38-112, AL

11 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-38-112. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

19782026
NTSB investigations: Piper PA-38-112, AL per year, 1978–2026: 11 cases
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duckdb -csv -c "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\" = 'AL' 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"

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NTSB MIA00LA194Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-38-112 · Montgomery, ALthe 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.Jun 30, 2000 · N9713T · Substantial damageNTSB ATL96LA121Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-38-112 · Tuscaloosa, ALThe pilot's failure to see and avoid an antenna during low altitude maneuvering.Aug 18, 1996 · N4405E · Substantial damageNTSB ATL90FA139Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-38-112 · Florence, ALFailure of the pilot-in-command of N2409K to maintain safe separation from N2437K during unauthorized formation maneuvering. Overconfidence in personal ability and the execution of unauthorized formation flight on the part of both pilots-in-command were…Jul 1, 1990 · N2409K · 2 aircraft · DestroyedNTSB ATL86LA134Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-38 · Enterprise, ALDuring the touchdown landing phase on runway 23, the aircraft veered off the left side and crashed following an attempted go-around. The pilot applied full power, but was unable to clear a tree line off the departure end. As the pilot elected to abort, the…May 17, 1986 · N25737 · Substantial damageNTSB ATL82DA239Accident · No injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-38 · Huntsville, ALThe student pilot was on a flight check to obtain a private pilot certificate. The flight examiner had instructed him to stay in the pattern and demonstrate a short field approach and landing. The flight examiner stated that on final approach, the aiming…Aug 15, 1982 · N2514E · Substantial damageNTSB ATL82FA001Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-38 · Gadsden, ALOct 1, 1981 · N2591C · DestroyedNTSB ATL81FA116Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-38 · Cullman, ALSep 13, 1981 · N2471B · DestroyedNTSB ATL81FA083Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-38 · Smiths Station, ALJun 18, 1981 · N2599B · DestroyedNTSB ATL81DKJ13Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-38 · Bessemer, ALMar 6, 1981 · N2534C · Substantial damageNTSB MIA80FKJ10Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-38 · Stevenson, ALNov 16, 1979 · N2448C · Substantial damageNTSB MIA79DKJ04Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-38T · Birmingham, ALOct 15, 1978 · N2414E · Substantial damage