# Accident 19960822023509A: Piper PA38112, Sisters, OR, August 22, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1996, 12:41 local time
- Place: Sisters, OR
- Airport: Sisters Eagle Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4096° N, 121.9204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4096&lon=-121.9204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2465K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2465K-2000-11-28) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,136 total, 22 in this make and model, 251 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA199) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960822023509A

## Narrative

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

STALLED ON NOSE HIGH CLIMB OUT. TRYING TO AVOID RISING TERRAIN. OVER GROSS WEIGHT HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE. FULL FLAPS

## 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 SEA96LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA199), Aug 22, 1996: Piper PA-38-112 (N2465K), Sisters, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: inadequate preflight planning/preparation by the flight instructor (CFI), and his failure to obtain and/or maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall. Excessive gross weight,…

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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