- Date
- August 5, 1989, 17:36 local (Aug 6, 1989, 01:36 UTC)
- Place
- Anchorage, AK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2424NPiper PA-38-112
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 5, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19890805027269A
- Case key
- 5118
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Probable cause
Loss of engine power for an unknown reason, and the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, while turning back toward the airport, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The student plt had just completed her 4th touch-&-go lndg. While climbing after takeoff, the eng lost pwr. The acft was observed to enter a left turn, as if to rtrn back to the rwy, then it entered a stall/spin & crashed aprx 1/2 mi west of the arpt. No preimpact mechanical problems were fnd, except the eng primer was fnd aprx 3/4 of the way out from the locked psn, the ignition switch had svrl electrical contacts broken off & its switch contacts were dirty with carbon deposits. The ignition switch, however, was badly damaged from impact. Neither the primer nor the ignition switch could be verified as having effected the eng problem. The temp & dew point were 70 & 58 deg, respectively. According to carb icing charts, conditions were conducive for carb icing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2424N
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38-112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 3879A0836
- Airframe hours
- 2,235
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Mills, Lori, doing business as Vernair Inc.
- Registered owner
- Vermair Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 26, 1989 · 75 hours before
- Airport
- MRI · Merrill, runway 24, 3,999 × 100 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 27 total · 27 in this make and model · 3 as pilot in command · 27 in the last 90 days · 27 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ANC, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.