20091210022329A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Ojai, CA · December 10, 2009

Date: December 10, 2009 · 14:30 local
Place: Ojai, CA
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N2463K
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR10FA078
Reported as: Piper PA38112
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,700 total400 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

N2463KRegistration cancelled Jul 6, 2017 · Piper PA-38-112S/N 38-79A0647 · Built 1979 Airframe modelPiper PA-38-112 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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Instructional flight in aircraft in which aircraft collided with tree/terrain resulting in both instructor and student sustaining fatal injuries. Witnesses discribed abnormally low flight, and aircraft movement similar to stall/imminent spin-type movements.

As the FAA filed it

INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT IN AIRCRAFT IN WHICH AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TREE/TERRAIN RESULTING IN BOTH INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT SUSTAINING FATAL INJURIES. WITNESSES DISCRIBED ABNORMALLY LOW FLIGHT, AND AIRCRAFT MOVEMENT SIMILAR TO STALL/IMMINENT SPIN-TYPE MOVEMENTS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR10FA078Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportOjai, CAAirspeed was not maintained, which resulted in a loss of control and the airplane entering into a stall/spin to the ground. Contributing to the accident was a loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.Dec 10, 2009 · Substantial damage