NTSB investigations: Piper PA-38-112, UT

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

19782026
NTSB investigations: Piper PA-38-112, UT per year, 1978–2026: 7 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\" = 'UT' 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 FTW98FA086Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-38-112 · Tremonton, UTThe pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, becoming spatially disoriented and his subsequent loss of aircraft control. Factors were the dark night and weather conditions that included obscuration and snow.Jan 4, 1998 · N23371 · DestroyedNTSB SEA97LA123Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-38 · Fruitland, UTThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from mountainous terrain. Factors include his improper inflight decision to attempt to fly through a mountain pass under high density altitude conditions in an aircraft that was operating near the limits of its…May 27, 1997 · N2362K · Substantial damageNTSB DEN86LA093Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-38-112 · Bountiful, UTAcccording to the student plt, touch and go landings were being practiced when the acft stalled on takeoff. Witnesses stated the plt lowered the nose in an attempt to recover from the stall, however, the acft contacted the rwy.Mar 7, 1986 · N91319 · Substantial damageNTSB DEN81DTM41Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-38 · Promontory Pt, UTSep 7, 1981 · N9746T · Substantial damageNTSB DEN80FTM29Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-38 · Provo, UTJul 3, 1980 · N2453A · Substantial damageNTSB DEN80FTM06Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-38 · Ogden, UTNov 17, 1979 · N2440N · Substantial damageNTSB DEN78FA035Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-38 · Park City, UTApr 7, 1978 · N9360T · Destroyed