NTSB investigations: Piper PA-38-112, LA

7 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

19802026
NTSB investigations: Piper PA-38-112, LA per year, 1980–2026: 7 cases
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Query with SQL
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\" = 'LA' 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 CEN20CA386Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportPiper PA-38-112 · Reserve, LAThe loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.Sep 4, 2020 · N567N · Substantial damageNTSB FTW04LA125Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-38-112 · Oil City, LAA loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, and the student pilot's failure to maintain airspeed resulting in a stall..May 10, 2004 · N24007 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW96LA154Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-38-112 · Slidell, LAthe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the approach, and his failure to execute a go-around. A factor was the gusting wind.Mar 24, 1996 · N9385T · Substantial damageNTSB FTW82DA241Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-38-112 · French Settleme, LAThe pilot departed shreveport, LA at 1400 CDT on the return part of a cross-country to jackson, MS. A VFR flight plan had been filed listing 3 1/2 hrs of fuel on board. At about 1706 CDT, the plane crashed near French settlement, LA, about 140 miles south…Jun 22, 1982 · N2495N · DestroyedNTSB FTW82FRD03Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-38 · Lake Charles, LAOct 17, 1981 · N2359K · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81FRD30Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-38 · Lafayette, LAJun 16, 1981 · N2500N · Substantial damageNTSB FTW80DRD49Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-38 · Lake Charles, LAJul 18, 1980 · N2395K · Substantial damage