Piper PA-38-112 N2545N
12 August 2000 · Coopersville, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 August 2000 at about 04:22 local time, a Piper PA-38-112 registered N2545N was involved in an accident near Coopersville, Michigan, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 04:22
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Coopersville, Michigan, United States
- Coordinates
- 43.0605, -85.9307
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-38-112
- Registration
- N2545N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Muskegon → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- CHI00LA253
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
fuel starvation due to the blocked carburetor. Factors relating to the accident were the foreign object (tab), the improper maintenance performed on the carburetor, and the corn crop.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane was returning to Muskegon, Michigan following a circuit, cross-country flight. As the airplane approached Muskegon, the instructor pilot said he told his student to perform a climbing turn and a descending turn. As the student finished the maneuver, 'I heard the engine go to idle.' The instructor pilot said they realized that the engine had quit. The instructor pilot took control of the airplane and made several restart attempts. The instructor pilot located a field on the ground to land on, shut off everything but the master switch and landed. The instructor pilot said he tried to keep the nose wheel off the ground, but in a couple of seconds, they were stopped. An examination of the engine's carburetor revealed that a 1/4 inch long and 1/8 inch diameter, angular tab, was totally blocking the hole in the seat. Examination of the remaining airplane systems revealed no anomalies.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-38 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun 2000 | Piper PA-38-112 | Steens, Mississippi, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 2000 | Piper PA-38-112 | Selma, California, United States | Golden Eagle Enterprises, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 2000 | Piper PA-38 | San Luis Obispo, California, United States | Mazzei Flying Service | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Jul 2000 | Piper PA-38-112 | San Luis Obispo, California, United States | Mazzei Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 2000 | Piper PA-38 | Cheswold, Delaware, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 2000 | Piper PA-38-112 | Kernville, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Apr 2000 | Cessna 172R | Battle Creek, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 2000 | Beechcraft 1900D | Escanaba, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 2000 | Piper PA-32-300 | Saginaw, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 2000 | North American NA-265-80 | Ironwood, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 Sep 2000 | Piper PA-16 | Chesaning, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Aug 2000 | Ayres S2R-600 | Bad Axe, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |