# Accident 19961111035059A: Piper PA30, Cartersville, GA, November 11, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1996
- Place: Cartersville, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 34.1605° N, 84.8006° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1605&lon=-84.8006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7392Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7392Y-2013-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL97LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961111035059A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT ADDED POWER ON SIMULATED LOSS OF ENGINE, AIRCRAFT RAN OFF LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY.

## 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 ATL97LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA018), Nov 11, 1996: Piper PA-30-160 (N7392Y), Cartersville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the flight instructor's (CFI's) inadequate supervision by failing to ensure that directional control of the aircraft was maintained, during a simulated engine failure. The student pilot's delay in…

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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