- Date
- October 1, 1981
- Place
- Gadsden, AL · GADSDEN, AL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2591CPiper PA-38
- Status
- Completed · report February 26, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19811001064549A
- Case key
- 80035
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3361 81/10/1 GADSDEN,AL PIPER PA-38 CR- 1 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL PRIVATE, AGE 19, 49 TOTAL TIME - 0830 N2591C PX- 1 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GADSDEN,AL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE FLIGHT TRAINING-PROCEDURES PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION REMARKS- PLND STALLS,ENCTRD SPIN,ATMTD RCVRY W PWR,FLAPS DWN.PIPER SL 876 RCMDG 2 ADNL FLOW STRIPS NCW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2591C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N2591CRegistration cancelled Sep 22, 2014 · Piper PA-38-112Airframe modelPiper PA-38-112Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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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.