- Date
- September 13, 1981
- Place
- Cullman, AL · CULLMAN, AL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2471BPiper PA-38
- Status
- Completed · report December 30, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810913060849A
- Case key
- 123677
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2034 81/9/13 CULLMAN,AL PIPER PA-38 CR- 2 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1640 N2471B PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 45, 1765 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 60 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FOLSOM FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CULLMAN,AL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL: SPIN LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE REMARKS- WITNESSES RPRTD LOSS/LACK OF ENG PWR DRG STEEP CLB.BGN SPIN DRG TURN TWD ARPT.ENG OPERG DRG IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2471B
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Folsom Field
N2471BRegistration cancelled Sep 10, 2012 · Piper PA-38-112Airframe modelPiper PA-38-112Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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