# NTSB DEN81FA016: Piper PA-38, N2482B, Huron, SD, January 22, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 22, 1981
- Place: Huron, SD · HURON, SD
- Location: 44.3623° N, 98.2096° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huron, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3623&lon=-98.2096&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 29, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126571
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FA016
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA016

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3567  81/1/22  NR.HURON,SD           PIPER PA-38         CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1335                    N2482B              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 19, 256 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            12 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         HURON,SD                     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
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2482B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2482B-1982-10-08), registration cancelled 1982-10-08, S/N 38-79A0082, built 1978 (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
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19810122001229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810122001229A), Jan 22, 1981: Piper PA38112, Huron, SD, Destroyed. Instructor was demonstrating spins to new student. Failed to recover prior ground impact. Flaps were full down.

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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