# Accident 20110815018029A: Piper PA-38-112, Butte, MT, August 15, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 2011, 11:30 local time
- Place: Butte, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.0028° N, 112.6594° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0028&lon=-112.6594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2584N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2584N-2012-04-16) (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 PA-38-112
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235-L2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 10,440 total, 84 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11FA383](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA383) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110815018029A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 15, 2011 AT APPROXIMATELY 1130L, N2584N A PA-38-112, WHILE ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, IMPACTED TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 7NM WEST OF BTM AIRPORT.  THE CFI AND STUDENT PILOT WERE FATALLY INJURED; THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.WITNESS STATEMENTS INDICATE THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED CONTROLLED FLIGHT FROM A STEEP ANGLE OF BANK TURN, INTO A SPIN.  THE ACCIDENT SITE AND DEBRIS FIELD WAS INDICATIVE OF A HIGH-ANGLE, HIGH-ENERGY, NOSE-LOW AND RIGHT-WING DOWN ATTITUDE WITH LITTLE FORWARD MOMENTUM.

## 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 WPR11FA383](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA383), Aug 15, 2011: Piper PA-38-112 (N2584N), Silver Bow, MT, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control while maneuvering.

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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