# Accident 19820606020579A: Piper PA38112, Niles, MI, June 6, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1982, 13:25 local time
- Place: Niles, MI
- Airport: Jerry Tyler Memor
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8309° N, 86.2396° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8309&lon=-86.2396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2588K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2588K-1982-10-28) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,688 total, 370 in this make and model, 113 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82FA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FA200) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820606020579A

## Narrative

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

WITNESS SAW AIRCRAFT DESCENDING IN A ROLLING MOTION, MADE A WOBBLY RECOVERY, THEN DIVED INTO TREES.

## 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 CHI82FA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FA200), Jun 6, 1982: Piper PA-38 (N2588K), Niles, MI, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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