- Date
- April 8, 1991, 16:10 local (23:10 UTC)
- Place
- Carefree, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5206TPiper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 3, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910408009379A
- Case key
- 27166
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Probable cause
Inadequate supervision by the certified flight instructor (CFI), an inadequate visual lookout by both pilots.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The private pilot was being checked out in the airplane by the CFI. After performing several maneuvers, the CFI retarded the throttle and instructed the private pilot to execute a simulated forced landing. While on final approach to the selected landing area, the private pilot observed power lines and began to apply power to go around. The CFI yelled to the private pilot to go under the power lines and immediately took the controls and nosed the airplane down. The airplane struck the power lines and crashed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5206T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7225351
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Fuller Aviation Inc.
- Registered owner
- Frederick & Mary Jane Bell
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 2000
- Departed
- DVT · Phoenix, AZ
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
- 23
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 311 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.