- Date
- May 5, 1985, 14:12 local (19:12 UTC)
- Place
- Lakeville, MN
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2475LPiper PA-38-112
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850505018809A
- Case key
- 12835
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight collision with terrain/water
Aerobatics - performedFactor
Stall/spin - intentionalFactor
Pull-up - delayedCause
Terrain condition - ground
Analysis
The acft was observed to enter a spin from aprx 3000 ft AGL. The acft continued the spin to ground contact which witnesses stated occurred as the acft seemed to level off. Witnesses also reported seeing the acft perform aerobatics, which included loops, prior to the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2475L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38-112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 3879A0715
- Airframe hours
- 2,600
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Thunderbird Aircraft Co.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 28, 1985 · 12 hours before
- Departed
- Lakeville, MN
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 2,150 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 9,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MSP, 18 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.