# NTSB ATL81DKJ14: Piper PA-38, N2523T, Auburn, AL, March 15, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 15, 1981
- Place: Auburn, AL · AUBURN, AL
- Location: 32.6099° N, 85.4808° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Auburn, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6099&lon=-85.4808&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 14, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126786
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81DKJ14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DKJ14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0308  81/3/15    AUBURN,AL           PIPER PA-38         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1410                    N2523T              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 24, 381 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            44 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AUBURN-OPELIKA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AUBURN,AL                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- SIM ENG OUT APRX 275FT DRG GO-ARND FM RWY 28 FOR LNDG RWY 18,70KTS,FLAPS DWN.LOST SPEED,DSNG TURN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2523T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-38
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Auburn-Opelika

## 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 19810315009289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810315009289A), Mar 15, 1981: Piper PA38112, Auburn, AL, Substantial damage. Instructor initiated simulated forced landing in airport pattern. Airplane stalled and crashed during flare.

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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