19810715041219A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Palm Bay, FL · July 15, 1981

Date
July 15, 1981 · 15:59 local
Place
Palm Bay, FL
Phase of flight
Practice Training Manuevers
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N56731
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA81FA095
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,257 total270 in this make and model426 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Aircraft crashed during spin. Instructor and student aboard. Aircraft c.g. was aft for utility category.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING SPIN. INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT ABOARD. AIRCRAFT C.G. WAS AFT FOR UTILITY CATEGORY.

NTSB investigation

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