# Accident 19990917030559A: Piper PA38112, Warrensburg, IL, September 17, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1999, 12:48 local time
- Place: Warrensburg, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9310° N, 89.0604° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9310&lon=-89.0604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9575T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9575T-2004-06-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99FA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99FA342) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990917030559A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON SEPTEMBER 17, 1999, AT 1248 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-38-112, N9575T, OPERATED BY DECATUR AVIATION INC., DECATUR, ILLINOIS, WAS DESTROYED DURING AN IMPACT WITH THE TERRAIN FOLLOWING AN IN-FLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL, NEAR WARRENSBURG, ILLINOIS.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) PRIVATE PILOT CHECKRIDE WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AND WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN.  THE PRIVATE PILOT CANDIDATE AND FAA DESIGNATED EXAMINER WERE FATALLY INJURED.  THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE DECATUR AIRPORT, DECATUR, ILLINOIS, AT 1217. A WITNESS TO THE ACCIDENT DESCRIBED THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE IN A NOSE-LOW, COUNTER-CLOCKWISE ROTATING DIVE TOWARDS THE GROUND. A WEATHER OBSERVATION STATION, LOCATED 14.2 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE ACCIDENT SITE, REPORTED SCATTERED CLOUDS AT 4,900 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL), 10 STATUTE MILES VISIBILITY, AND WINDS VARIABLE AT 5 KNOTS.                                                                  (-23) THIS FLIGHT DEPARTED THE DECATUR, IL AIRPORT FOR THE PURPOSE OF PILOT CERTIFICATION.  THE PILOT WAS BEING TESTED BY THE PILOT EXAMINER TO ADD AI RPLANE CATEGORY ONTO HIS PRIVATE PILOT GLIDER CERTIFICATE. THE AIRPLANE CRASHED SIX MILES NORTHWEST OF WARRENSBURG, IL AT APPROXIMATELY 1248 CDT.  THE AIRPLANE WAS DEMOLISHED AND THE TWO OCCUPANTS 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 CHI99FA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99FA342), Sep 17, 1999: Piper PA-38-112 (N9575T), Warrensburg, IL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: Aircraft control not being maintained by the private pilot candidate and the inadequate supervision by the FAA Designated Examiner. Factors relating to the accident were the inadvertent spin, the…

## Other reports on N9575T (1)

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

- [Incident 19840630037479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840630037479I), Jun 30, 1984: Piper PA38112 (N9575T), Decatur, IL, Minor damage. Student lost control while landing in a severe gusty surfact wind. Quartering head wind too much for a student.

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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