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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-44-180 · Fort Pierce, FL · May 9, 1989

Date: May 9, 1989 · 11:53 local
Place: Fort Pierce, FL
Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N2231M
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA89FA146
Reported as: Piper PA44180
Reported engine: Lycoming O360E1A6
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 3
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,800 total600 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N2231MRegistration cancelled Jun 19, 1989 · Piper PA-44-180S/N 447995217 Airframe modelPiper PA-44-180

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What happened

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Observed in flat spin to water impact.

As the FAA filed it

OBSERVED IN FLAT SPIN TO WATER IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB MIA89FA146Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportFort Pierce, FLInadequate supervision by the instructor pilot (CFI), and failure of the crew to maintain sufficient airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin and subsequent loss of engine power from possible interruption of fuel.May 9, 1989 · Destroyed