# Accident 19890813028839A: Piper PA38112, Benson, AZ, August 13, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1989, 13:52 local time
- Place: Benson, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1908° N, 110.3800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1908&lon=-110.3800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2471D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2471D-1990-07-16) (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 O235*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 55 total, 30 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA274) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890813028839A

## Narrative

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

SAW BRIEF SMOKE FROM UNDER DASH EN ROUTE. TURNED EVERYTHING OFF AND CRASH LANDED AFTER SMOKE HAD CEASED.

## 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 LAX89LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA274), Aug 13, 1989: Piper PA-38-112 (N2471D), Benson, AZ, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED DURING AN EMERGENCY DESCENT AND TO PROPERLY FLARE THE AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S ANXIOUSNESS IN…

## Other reports on N2471D (1)

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

- [Accident 19800920042569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800920042569A), Sep 20, 1980: Piper PA38112 (N2471D), El Paso, TX, Substantial damage. Student pilot crashed during attempted emergency landing. Fuel selector on emptytank.

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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