19841023060999A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA38112 · Minneapolis, MN · October 23, 1984

Date
October 23, 1984 · 09:45 local
Place
Minneapolis, MN
Airport
Crystal
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9844T
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI85LA025
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
42 total42 in this make and model25 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.

Student pilot was distracted by loose engine cowling during climb after takeoff. Airplane stalled and crashed.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT WAS DISTRACTED BY LOOSE ENGINE COWLING DURING CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF. AIRPLANE STALLED AND CRASHED.

NTSB investigation

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