# Accident 19960412007109A: Piper PA24250, Lakeland, FL, April 12, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1996, 18:54 local time
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Airport: Lakeland Regional Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0398° N, 81.9001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0398&lon=-81.9001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6243P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6243P-2017-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1C5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 248 total, 42 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96FA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960412007109A

## Narrative

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

OVER SHOT RUNWAY ALIGNMENT ON APPROACH. STALLED IN STEEP TURN TO REGAIN ALIGNMENT. TOO LOW AND SLOW.LOW SKILL LEVEL

## 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 MIA96FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96FA115), Apr 12, 1996: Piper PA-24-250 (N6243P), Lakeland, FL, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed (Vs) while turning on approach from base to final resulting in an inadvertent stall.

## Other reports on N6243P (1)

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

- [Accident 19811106083889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811106083889A), Nov 6, 1981: Piper PA24250 (N6243P), Wichita, KS, Substantial damage. Electrical failure at night. Leveled off high, made hard landing. Found generator belt off. No flashlite on board.

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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