# Accident 19910807032599A: Piper PA28140, Wawayanda, NY, August 7, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1991, 12:00 local time
- Place: Wawayanda, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4404° N, 74.4206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4404&lon=-74.4206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44289, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44289-1992-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 4,502 total, 185 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91FA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91FA205) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910807032599A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED SPINNING TO GROUND. CFI AND STUDENT ON CFI EVALUATION FLIGHT. SPINS REQUIRED. WHY NO RECOVERY UNKNOWN.

## 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 NYC91FA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91FA205), Aug 7, 1991: Piper PA-28-140 (N44289), Wawayanda, NY, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT STARTED A SPIN MANEUVER AT TOO LOW AN ALTITUDE TO ALLOW RECOVERY. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS SCATTERED CLOUDS AT 2500 FEEL MSL.

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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