# Accident 19930406008019A: Piper PA38112, Plattsmouth, NE, April 6, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1993, 12:13 local time
- Place: Plattsmouth, NE
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9990° N, 95.8893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9990&lon=-95.8893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2530B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2530B-1995-08-18) (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: 3,477 total, 167 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93FA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93FA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930406008019A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED GROUND DURING STALL AND SLOW FLIGHT MANEUVERS. ENTERED FLAT SPIN FLAPS DOWN. PLACARDED NO SPINS FLAPS DOWN

## 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 CHI93FA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93FA133), Apr 6, 1993: Piper PA-38-112 (N2530B), Plattsmouth, NE, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND (CFI)'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED.

## Other reports on N2530B (1)

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

- [Incident 19890601029329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890601029329I), Jun 1, 1989: Piper PA38112 (N2530B), Plattsmouth, NE, Minor damage. Hard landing. Aircraft porpoised. Nose gear and prop damaged. Student to receive more instruction.

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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