# Accident 19831231064339A: Piper PA38112, Floyd, IA, December 31, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1983, 14:15 local time
- Place: Floyd, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 43.1202° N, 92.7300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1202&lon=-92.7300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4457E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 329 total, 69 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC84FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84FA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831231064339A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MKC84FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84FA049), Dec 31, 1983: Piper PA-38-112 (N4457E), Floyd, IA, substantial damage, 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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