# NTSB ATL81DKJ13: Piper PA-38, N2534C, Bessemer, AL, March 6, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 6, 1981
- Place: Bessemer, AL · BESSEMER, AL
- Location: 33.4018° N, 86.9544° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bessemer, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4018&lon=-86.9544&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 4, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126909
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81DKJ13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DKJ13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0424   81/3/6    BESSEMER,AL         PIPER PA-38         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 19 TOTAL
        TIME - 1100                    N2534C              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BESSEMER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BESSEMER,AL                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2534C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2534C-1991-07-26), registration cancelled 1991-07-26, S/N 3879A0220 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-38
- Registry model: [Piper PA-38-112](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (registry code 7103812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bessemer

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810306008689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810306008689A), Mar 6, 1981: Piper PA38112, Bessemer, AL, Substantial damage. Student pilot supervised solo lost directional control during takeoff roll.

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.

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