19831231064339A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA38112 · Floyd, IA · December 31, 1983

Date
December 31, 1983 · 14:15 local
Place
Floyd, IA
Phase of flight
Practice Training Manuevers
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4457E
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC84FA049
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
329 total69 in this make and model24 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.

Stalled and spun in during slow flight maneuvers. Instructor had limited teaching experience.

As the FAA filed it

STALLED AND SPUN IN DURING SLOW FLIGHT MANEUVERS. INSTRUCTOR HAD LIMITED TEACHING EXPERIENCE.

NTSB investigation

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