# Accident 19910510037939A: Piper PA38112, Monticello, MN, May 10, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1991, 12:30 local time
- Place: Monticello, MN
- Airport: Pilots Cove Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3010° N, 93.7993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3010&lon=-93.7993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2587N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2587N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 424 total, 60 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA276) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910510037939A

## Narrative

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

CFI HAD STUDENT MAKE SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF IN GUSTY CROSSWIND. GUST LIFTED WING. LOST CONTROL.

## 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 CHI91LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA276), May 10, 1991: Piper PA-38-112 (N2587N), Monticello, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S (CFI) DELAYED REMEDIAL ACTION. RELATED FACTORS ARE THE GUSTY CROSSWIND, THE STUDENT PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE, INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR CROSSWIND CONDITIONS, AND THE…

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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