# Accident 19880519015109A: Piper PA38112, Green Valley, AZ, May 19, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1988, 10:22 local time
- Place: Green Valley, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8408° N, 111.0045° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Green Valley, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8408&lon=-111.0045&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2326A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2326A-1991-02-28) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 39 total, 39 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88FA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880519015109A

## Narrative

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

APPEARS STUDENT STALLED EITHER INTENTIONALLY OR IN ERROR, WENT TO FLAT SPIN AND CRASH.NO SPIN TRAINING.NOT REQUIRED

## 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 LAX88FA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA190), May 19, 1988: Piper PA-38-112 (N2326A), Green Valley, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE STUDENT PILOT TO ACCOMPLISH THE PROPER STALL RECOVERY PROCEDURES ALLOWING THE STALL TO DEVELOP INTO A SPIN. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF TRAINING IN SPIN RECOVERY.

## Other reports on N2326A (1)

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

- [Incident 19800601051209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800601051209I), Jun 1, 1980: Piper PA38112 (N2326A), Phoenix, AZ. Student lost directional control after applying power for takeoff. Hit a taxiway light.

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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