# NTSB FTW81FA135: Piper PA-38, N2390F, El Paso, TX, August 28, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 28, 1981
- Place: El Paso, TX · EL PASO, TX
- Location: 31.7587° N, 106.4869° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Paso, TX, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7587&lon=-106.4869&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 6, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124100
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FA135
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA135

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2987  81/8/28    EL PASO,TX          PIPER PA-38         CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1115                    N2390F              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 23, 398 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            84 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EL PASO,TX                  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
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- SIM FORCED LANDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2390F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-38
- 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 19810828052729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810828052729A), Aug 28, 1981: Piper PA38112, El Paso, TX, Destroyed. Aircraft crashed during probable simulated emergency landing. No engine discrepancies found.

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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