- Date
- April 12, 1986, 13:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Salinas, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N24274Piper PA-38-112
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860412012909A
- Case key
- 25126
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft stalled and collided with the ground shortly after departing rwy 31 at Salinas municipal airport. Neither the certified flight instructor nor the dual student was injured. The instructor reported that she was giving the student plt 'touch and go' takeoff and landing instruction. The accident occurred on the third takeoff. She stated the student rotated at about 70 mph and when the acft was about 25 ft in the air the stall warning horn sounded followed by a right roll. The instructor assumed command of the acft but the acft contacted the ground before she could reestablish control.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N24274
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38-112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 38-79A1109
- Airframe hours
- 2,533
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2A, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Air Trails, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 5, 1986 · 29 hours before
- Departed
- SNS · Salinas, CA
- Airport
- SNS · Salinas Municipal, runway 31, 4,825 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 489 total · 70 in this make and model · 350 as pilot in command · 128 in the last 90 days · 50 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 18 knots, gusting 27
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 59 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SNS
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.