# Accident 19900308003529A: Piper PA38112, Smithfield, RI, March 8, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1990, 13:13 local time
- Place: Smithfield, RI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9220° N, 71.5495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Smithfield, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9220&lon=-71.5495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2603G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2603G-1990-10-22) (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 O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 68 total, 68 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90FA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900308003529A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED DURING LOW ALTITUDE STALL MANEUVER. FAILED RECOVER. DIVED INTO TREES. NEW PILOT. PLANE OVER GROSS.

## 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 NYC90FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90FA075), Mar 8, 1990: Piper PA-38-112 (N2603G), Smithfield, RI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO RECOVER FROM A STALL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE AND…

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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