# Accident 19910225003479A: Piper PA28161, Valkaria, FL, February 25, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1991, 10:25 local time
- Place: Valkaria, FL
- Airport: Valkaria Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Takeoff Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0698° N, 80.6802° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0698&lon=-80.6802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N609FT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N609FT-2005-03-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 846 total, 387 in this make and model, 81 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910225003479A

## Narrative

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

GAVE STUDENT ENGINE OUT ON CLIMBOUT. STUDENT MADE STEEP TURN AND STALLED. CFI TOOK OVER TOO LATE TO FULLY RECOVER.

## 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 MIA91LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA087), Feb 25, 1991: Piper PA-28-161 (N609FT), Valkaria, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT TO SUPERVISE THE STUDENT PILOT'S ACTIONS, RESULTING IN A STALL AT A LOW ALTITUDE WHERE RECOVERY WAS NOT POSSIBLE.

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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