# NTSB CHI82FA200: Piper PA-38, N2588K, Niles, MI, June 6, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: June 6, 1982, 13:25 local (18:25 UTC)
- Place: Niles, MI
- Coordinates: 41.830917, -86.239624 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8309&lon=-86.2396&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 6, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72016
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82FA200
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72016/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FA200

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, go-around (vfr)
  - emergency procedure - simulated
  - go-around - initiated, dual student
  - airspeed - not maintained, dual student (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, dual student (cause)
  - supervision - inadequate, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

AT ABOUT 1300 EDT, THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF ON A LOCAL TRAINING FLIGHT WITH A STUDENT AND A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ON BOARD. LATER AT ABOUT 1325, THE PLANE CRASHED IN A WOODED AREA ABOUT 1 MI NORTHEAST OF THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 21. ONE WITNESS REPORTED THAT BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, THE PLANE WAS IN A SLOW DOWNWARD ROLLING PATTERN. REPORTEDLY, THE AIRCRAFT LEVELED OUT, THEN THE WINGS TIPPED FROM SIDE TO SIDE APPROXIMATELY THREE TIMES. AT ABOUT THAT TIME, THE NOSE DROPPED TO A 45 TO 50 DEG ANGLE AND THE PLANE CRASHED. AN EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED NO PREIMPACT FAILURES.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2588K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2588K-1982-10-28), registration cancelled 1982-10-28, S/N 38-79A0681, built 1979 (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
- Serial number: 38-79A0681
- Airframe hours: 1423
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 112 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Niles Airways, Inc.
- Registered owner: Niles Airways, Inc.
- Departed: 3TR, NILES, MI
- Destination: 3TR, NILES, MI
- Airport: 3TR, Jerry Tyler Mem

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 28; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 1,688 total, 370 in this make and model, 1,566 as pilot in command, 113 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 150° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Temperature: 165 °F

## 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 19820606020579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820606020579A), Jun 6, 1982: Piper PA38112, Niles, MI, Destroyed. Witness saw aircraft descending in a rolling motion, made a wobbly recovery, then dived into trees.

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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