19890324004469A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Mayflower, AR · March 24, 1989

Date: March 24, 1989 · 10:00 local
Place: Mayflower, AR
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2604N
NTSB investigation: NTSBMKC89FA083
Reported as: Piper PA38112
Reported engine: Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Pilot’s flight hours: 50 total50 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N2604NRegistration cancelled Feb 5, 1992 · Piper PA-38-112S/N 3879A0937 Airframe modelPiper PA-38-112

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What happened

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Observed flying low over a river then pull up sharply stall and fall into river. Another student pilot on board.

As the FAA filed it

OBSERVED FLYING LOW OVER A RIVER THEN PULL UP SHARPLY STALL AND FALL INTO RIVER. ANOTHER STUDENT PILOT ON BOARD.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB MKC89FA083Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportMayflower, ARThe pilots failure to maintain airspeed (vs), and inadvertant entry into a stall with necessary remedial action not understood.Mar 24, 1989 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N2604N · 2

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

Incident 19860904050589ITakeoff Ground Roll · North Little Ro, ARStudent lost directional control during takeoff in a crosswind. Ran off the runway. Excessive crosswind for student.Sep 4, 1986 · Minor damage Incident 19850725044489IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Crlisle, AREngine ran rough and quit. Landed on ag strip. Connecting rod nuts installed upside down.Jul 25, 1985 · Minor damage