- Date
- December 31, 1983, 14:15 local (20:15 UTC)
- Place
- Floyd, IA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4457EPiper PA-38-112
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831231064339A
- Case key
- 33510
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Analysis
The instructor plt (CFI) & student were on a dual instructional flt. According to witnesses, they were making 90 deg turns at about 1500 ft AGL, just prior to the accident. After turning from a heading of south to east, the acft entered a descent, then impacted in an open, snow covered field in about a 35 deg nose down, wings level attitude. The flaps were in a 21 deg extended position (1st notch). The flaps blades were found with nicks & gouges on their leading edges & with cordwise scratches. No preimpact, mechanical problems wre found. According to the operator, the maneuvers being performed prior to the accident were descriptive of slow flt. He did recommend practicing slow flt at low altitudes. The instructor plt had received his CFI certificate 10/7/83.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4457E
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38-112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 38-78
- Airframe hours
- 2,088
- Engine
- Lycoming O-230, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Charles City Aeronautics
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- CCY · Charles City, IA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 329 total · 69 in this make and model · 229 as pilot in command · 24 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 12,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 23 °F, dew point 16 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MCW, 27 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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