# Incident 19870326018059I: Piper PA38112, Torrance, CA, March 26, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1987, 15:00 local time
- Place: Torrance, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8305° N, 118.3566° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Torrance, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8305&lon=-118.3566&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2609G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2609G-1992-11-23) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 26 total, 23 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870326018059I

## Narrative

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

SOLO STUDENT INADVERTANTLY ENTERED A SPIRAL OR SPIN. DURING RECOVERY, THE WINDSCREEN BLEW OUT.

## Other reports on N2609G (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19880610019789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880610019789A), Jun 10, 1988: Piper PA38112 (N2609G), Mccormick, SC, Substantial damage. Student on a solo crosscountry landed aircraft hard causing the nose gear to collapse.

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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