# Accident 19910605020129A: Piper PA38112, South Port, FL, June 5, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1991, 09:00 local time
- Place: South Port, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3598° N, 85.6496° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3598&lon=-85.6496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2549A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2549A-1991-10-16) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 17 total, 16 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91FA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91FA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910605020129A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WIRES OVER A LAKE THEN FELL INTO LAKE. FLIGHT OF 3 TRAINERS OBSERVED IN AREA TREE TOP LEVEL. OTHERS RETURNED

## 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 MIA91FA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91FA160), Jun 5, 1991: Piper PA38-112 (N2549A), South Port, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMANDS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A SAFE ALTITUDE RESULTING IN AN INFLIGHT COLLISION WITH ELECTRICAL LINES.

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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