# Accident 19901020046489A: Piper PA38112, Levelland, TX, October 20, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1990, 16:30 local time
- Place: Levelland, TX
- Airport: Levelland Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5693° N, 102.3594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5693&lon=-102.3594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2448L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2448L-1991-01-29) (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: 61 total, 38 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN91FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91FA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901020046489A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED IN FIELD. DISPATCHED AS SOLO TRAINING. STUDENT HAD PRIVATE PILOT PASSENGER ON BOARD.

## 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 DEN91FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91FA010), Oct 20, 1990: Piper PA-38-125 (N2448L), Levelland, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN AT AN ALTITUDE INSUFFICIENT TO EFFECT RECOVERY.

## Other reports on N2448L (1)

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

- [Incident 19841116074579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841116074579I), Nov 16, 1984: Piper PA38112 (N2448L), Fonda, NY, Minor damage. During student crosscountry wind caused pilot to get off course. Landed in muddy field due to darkness and weather.

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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