# Incident 19930819035499I: Piper PA38112, San Benito, TX, August 19, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1993, 12:20 local time
- Place: San Benito, TX
- Airport: San Benito Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1350° N, 97.6122° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at San Benito Municipal Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1350&lon=-97.6122&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2588A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2588A-2011-07-20) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,650 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930819035499I

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR ALLOWED STUDENT TO LOSE CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AFTER TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT CRASHED.

## Other reports on N2588A (2)

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

- [Accident 20040302002949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040302002949A), Mar 2, 2004: Piper PA38112 (N2588A), Richmond, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was enroute from vct to axh when he encountered very low visibility (below 300 feet). He elected to make an emergency landing in a field rather…
- [Accident 19790611010149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790611010149A), Jun 11, 1979: Piper PA38112 (N2588A), Van Nuys, CA, Substantial damage. Student made hard landing,porpiosed on runway,collapsed nose gear.

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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