19791209037489A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA38112 · San Luis Obispo, CA · December 9, 1979

Date
December 9, 1979 · 14:00 local
Place
San Luis Obispo, CA
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2456L
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX80FVM13
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,117 total51 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Instructor took over acft to stop spin initiated by student. Recovered after 5 turns. Load on acft wrinkled wings.

As the FAA filed it

INSTRUCTOR TOOK OVER ACFT TO STOP SPIN INITIATED BY STUDENT. RECOVERED AFTER 5 TURNS. LOAD ON ACFT WRINKLED WINGS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.