# Accident 19960702015799A: Piper PA44180, Redlands, CA, July 2, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1996, 14:50 local time
- Place: Redlands, CA
- Airport: Redlands Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0009° N, 117.1192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0009&lon=-117.1192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2931V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2931V-2020-04-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180 (registry code 7104402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA44180
- Reported engine: LYC O360E1A6
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,354 total, 600 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA257) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960702015799A

## Narrative

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

CUT POWER RIGHT ENGINE BY MIXTURE. STUDENT LOST CONTROL. VEERED. CFI TRIED TO AROUND. TOO SLOW. STALLED. IMPACTED.

## 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 LAX96LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA257), Jul 2, 1996: Piper PA-44-180 (N2931V), Redlands, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: the CFI's delayed remedial action by not preventing the airplane's departure from the runway, and his failure to maintain airspeed sufficient to avoid stalling during an attempted low altitude…

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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