- Date
- December 9, 1979
- Place
- Sn Luis Obspo, CA · SN LUIS OBSPO, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2456LPiper PA-38
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791209037489A
- Case key
- 132061
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3635 79/12/9 SN LUIS OBSPO,CA PIPER PA-38 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1400 N2456L PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 23, 1118 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 51 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SN LUIS OBSPO,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- PRACTICING SPIN ENTRIES & RECOVERIES.WINGS WRINKLED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2456L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.