- Date
- March 10, 1984, 15:35 local (20:35 UTC)
- Place
- Jacksonville, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N25237Piper PA-38
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840310005449A
- Case key
- 30977
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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.
Loss of control - in flight
Aircraft handling - not maintainedCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The solo student plt was making a local practice flt. Witnesses observed the acft bank sharply to the left immediately after lift off & maintain a nose high attitude. The acft collided with the ground on the airport separating the left wing prior to coming to rest. Post crash inspection of the acft did not disclose any malfunctions.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N25237
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 38-80A0059
- Airframe hours
- 2,454
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Shields Airways, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 7, 1984 · 92 hours before
- Airport
- CRG · Craig Municipal, runway 4, 4,001 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 23
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 54 total · 54 in this make and model · 15 as pilot in command · 17 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 50° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CRG
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.