# NTSB LAX79FUQ34: Piper PA-38, N2588A, Van Nuys, CA, June 11, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 11, 1979
- Place: Van Nuys, CA · VAN NUYS, CA
- Location: 34.1867° N, 118.4490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Van Nuys, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1867&lon=-118.4490&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 25, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136031
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79FUQ34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUQ34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0774  79/6/11    VAN NUYS,CA         PIPER PA-38         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 49, 15 TOTAL
        TIME - 1130                    N2588A              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN NUYS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VAN NUYS,CA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2588A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2588A-2011-07-20), registration cancelled 2011-07-20, S/N 38-78A0768, 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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Van Nuys

## 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 19790611010149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790611010149A), Jun 11, 1979: Piper PA38112, Van Nuys, CA, Substantial damage. Student made hard landing,porpiosed on runway,collapsed nose gear.

## Other investigations on N2588A (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW04LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA087), Mar 2, 2004: Piper PA-38-112 (N2588A), Sugar Land, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper weather evaluation, and his encounter with adverse weather conditions. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the precautionary landing.

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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