# Accident 19910518016349A: Piper PA24250, Ravenna, OH, May 18, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1991, 11:47 local time
- Place: Ravenna, OH
- Airport: Portage County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1491° N, 81.2398° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1491&lon=-81.2398&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7808P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7808P-1992-12-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,401 total, 1 in this make and model, 84 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91FA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91FA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910518016349A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED WHILE MAKING STEEP LEFT TURN FOR SHORT FINAL APPROACH.

## 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 NYC91FA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91FA136), May 18, 1991: Piper PA-24-250 (N7808P), Ravenna, OH, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (CFI) TO ASSURE THAT ADEQUATE AIRSPEED WAS MAINTAINED, AFTER MANEUVERING (TURNING) FOR SPACING BEHIND ANOTHER AIRCRAFT, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL/MUSH.…

## Other reports on N7808P (1)

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

- [Incident 19870407029699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870407029699I), Apr 7, 1987: Piper PA24250 (N7808P), Akron, OH. Unable to increase power on approach, landed safely. Found faulty throttle control cable.

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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