- Date
- July 15, 1981
- Place
- Palm Bay, FL · PALM BAY, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N56731Piper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report August 25, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19810715041219A
- Case key
- 80052
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1802 81/7/15 PALM BAY,FL PIPER PA-28 CR- 1 1 0 INSTRUCTIONAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1559 N56731 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL 35, 3257 TOTAL HOURS, 270 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MELBOURNE,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE GROUND TRAINING-PROCEDURES PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO PROVIDE ADEQ.DIRECTIVES,MANUAL,EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. REMARKS- STALL/SPIN TRNG.UTILITY CATEGORY AFT CG LIMIT EXCEEDED DUE FUEL LOAD.NO INFO AVBL TO CREW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N56731
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.