- Date
- June 18, 1981
- Place
- Smiths Station, AL · SMITHS STATION, AL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2599BPiper PA-38
- Status
- Completed · report September 3, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810618033789A
- Case key
- 125179
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1612 81/6/18 SMITHS STATION,AL PIPER PA-38 CR- 2 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1423 N2599B PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 26, 687 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 25 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FT BENNING,GA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH TEMPERATURE WEATHER BRIEFING - OTHER WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 94 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 330 1 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR VFR REMARKS- STUDENTS 4TH FXD-WING FLT.SPINS INTRO ON A PREV FLT.FORCED LNDG PLND ON THIS FLT,CARB HEAT ON.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2599B
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.