# NTSB FTW84FA060: Piper PA-38-112, N2432K, Lakeview, AR, November 16, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: November 16, 1983, 15:06 local (21:06 UTC)
- Place: Lakeview, AR
- Coordinates: 36.329006, -92.37004 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3290&lon=-92.3700&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 21084
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW84FA060
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/21084/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84FA060

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, maneuvering
  - stall/spin - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
  - remedial action - not understood, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PLT HAD RENTED THE ACFT TO PRACTICE BASIC MANEUVERS PRIOR TO A FLT SCHEDULED THE FOLLOWING DAY WITH HIS INSTRUCTOR TO RECEIVE HIS ENDORSEMENT FOR A CHECK RIDE. WITNESSES IN THE AREA OBSERVED THE ACFT PRACTICING STALLS, & ON THE FINAL MANEUVER, THE ACFT ENTERED A RIGHT SPIN WHICH CONTINUED UNCORRECTED UNTIL IMPACT WITH THE WATER. AS THE ACFT ENTERED THE SPIN, THE PLT CALLED ON THE UNICOM 'MAC(FBO OPERATOR) I'M IN TROUBLE, I'M IN A SPIN, I'M GOING DOWN.' THE FBO OPERATOR RAN TO THE UNICOM & TRIED TO TALK THE PLT OUT OF THE SPIN. WITNESSES OBSERVED THE ACFT SPIN A MINIMUM OF 8 TO 10 TURNS PRIOR TO IMPACT. NO EVIDENCE WAS FOUND IN THE PLT'S LOGBOOK TO INDICATE THAT HE EVER RECEIVED A DEMONSTRATION OF, OR TRAINING IN, SPIN RECOVERY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2432K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2432K-1994-02-07), registration cancelled 1994-02-07, S/N 3879A0630 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-38-112
- Registry model: [Piper PA-38-112](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (registry code 7103812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 38-79A0630
- Airframe hours: 981
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 112 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: George H. Buchner
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, August 10, 1983, 38 hours before
- Departed: FLP, FLIPPIN, AR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 22; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; toxicology performed; flight hours: 42 total, 40 in this make and model, 17 as pilot in command, 10 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 52 °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 19831116057499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831116057499A), Nov 16, 1983: Piper PA38112, Lakeview, AR, Substantial damage. Student pilot was practicing stalls when he accidently entered a spin from which he could not recover.

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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