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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Grand Prairie, TX · March 8, 1990

Date
March 8, 1990 · 07:22 local
Place
Grand Prairie, TX
Airport
Grand Prairie Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2456P
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW90FA079
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
4,000 total100 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Took off into low ceiling and visibility. Flew pattern in and out of clouds stalled turning steep final.

As the FAA filed it

TOOK OFF INTO LOW CEILING AND VISIBILITY. FLEW PATTERN IN AND OUT OF CLOUDS STALLED TURNING STEEP FINAL.

NTSB investigation

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