# Accident 19890820030449A: Piper PA38112, Long Beach, CA, August 20, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1989, 13:26 local time
- Place: Long Beach, CA
- Airport: Long Beach - Daugherty Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8092° N, 118.1790° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8092&lon=-118.1790&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2344N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2344N-1992-08-31) (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 O235L2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA283) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890820030449A

## Narrative

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

STALLED ON INITIAL CLIMBOUT. WAS OVER GROSS WEIGHT.

## 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 LAX89LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA283), Aug 20, 1989: Piper PA-38-112 (N2344N), Long Beach, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE AIRSPEED DURING TAKEOFF WHICH LED TO AN INADVERTENT STALL. A FACTOR WAS THE EXCESSIVE WEIGHT IN THE AIRCRAFT.

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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