# Accident 19810510027179A: Piper PA38112, Merritt Island, FL, May 10, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1981, 18:30 local time
- Place: Merritt Island, FL
- Airport: Merritt Island
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3416° N, 80.6855° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MERRITT ISLAND (COI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3416&lon=-80.6855&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2496C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2496C-1993-08-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 718 total, 186 in this make and model, 155 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81DLD38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DLD38) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810510027179A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

SIMULATED ENGINEOUT ON LIFTOFF. STUDENT FAILED TO LOWER NOSE. CFI ABRUPT THROTTLE ACTION. FLOODED ENGINE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA81DLD38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DLD38), May 10, 1981: Piper PA-38 (N2496C), Merritt Island, FL, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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