# Accident 19870729040089A: Piper PA38112, Benton, KS, July 29, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1987, 20:00 local time
- Place: Benton, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7798° N, 97.0996° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7798&lon=-97.0996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2355N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2355N-1990-01-03) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 754 total, 3 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC87LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870729040089A

## Narrative

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

PRACTICING SOFT FIELD TAKEOFFS. ON CLIMBOUT RIGHT OVER THE TREES AIRCRAFT STALLED. DROPPING LEFT WING. HIT GROUND.

## 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 MKC87LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA149), Jul 30, 1987: Piper PA-38-112 (N2355N), Benton, KS, substantial damage

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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