# Accident 19950916029749A: Piper PA38112, Danville, IN, September 16, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1995, 15:05 local time
- Place: Danville, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7595° N, 86.5103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7595&lon=-86.5103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N118AT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N118AT-1996-01-20) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95FA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95FA326) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950916029749A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE PROBLEM. STALLED AND SPUN INTO GROUND. CFI RECOVERED FROM FIRST SPIN. ENTERED ANOTHER. NO RECOVERY. (-23) AIRCRAFT WAS BEING USED FOR AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT, AFTER LEVELING OUT LOW OVER A CORNFIELD, MADE A TURN TO THE EAST, STALLED AND STRUCK THE GROUND. BOTH THE STUDENT AND THE CFI RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.

## 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 CHI95FA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95FA326), Sep 16, 1995: Piper PA-38-112 (N118AT), Danville, IN, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot-in-command's inadequate recovery while maneuvering.

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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