# Accident 19880607021229A: Piper PA38112, Enon Valley, PA, June 7, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 1988, 12:30 local time
- Place: Enon Valley, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: SKNA
- Location: 40.8498° N, 80.4503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8498&lon=-80.4503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2317N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2317N-1991-03-26) (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: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,105 total, 284 in this make and model, 92 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88FA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88FA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880607021229A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED IN A SPIN AND LAST MINUTE PULLOUT TOO LOW FOR RECOVERY. BURNED ON IMPACT. WAS A DUAL FLIGHT FOR STALLS.

## 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 NYC88FA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88FA158), Jun 7, 1988: Piper PA-38-112 (N2317N), Enon Valley, PA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N2317N (1)

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

- [Accident 19850221004129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850221004129A), Feb 21, 1985: Piper PA38112 (N2317N), New Castle, PA, Substantial damage. (.4)The instructor (CFI) & student plt were practicing touch-&-go landings. During an apch, the student allowed the airspeed to get slow. After correcting the…

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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