Aviation Crash Map

Piper PA-38 N2591C

1 October 1981 · Gadsden, Alabama, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 1 October 1981 at about 08:30 local time, a Piper PA-38 registered N2591C, operated by Corporate Jet, was involved in an accident during in flight near Gadsden, Alabama, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 08:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Gadsden, Alabama, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-38
Registration
N2591C
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Corporate Jet
Operating rule
Fixed Base Operator
Purpose of flight
Solo
Phase of flight
In Flight
Route
S → Local
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-3361

People

2 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 2 0 0 0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

PLND STALLS, ENCTRD SPIN, ATMTD RCVRY W PWR, FLAPS DWN.PIPER SL 876 RCMDG 2 ADNL FLOW STRIPS NCW.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other Piper PA-38 accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
13 Sep 1981 Piper PA-38
N2471B
Cullman, Alabama, United States
no coordinates
Wallace State Fatal 2
26 Sep 1981 Piper PA-38
N2513C
Lumberton, New Jersey, United States
no coordinates
Aero Flight No injuries -
18 Jan 1981 Piper PA-38
N2514B
Tylertown, Mississippi, United States
no coordinates
Flite Center No injuries -
22 Jan 1981 Piper PA-38
N2482B
Huron, South Dakota, United States
no coordinates
Thorson Aviati Fatal 2
7 Sep 1981 Piper PA-38
N9746T
Promontory Pt, Utah, United States
no coordinates
Sunwest Aviati No injuries -
19 Nov 1981 Piper PA-38
N25798
Austin, Texas, United States
no coordinates
Thunderbird FL Serious injuries -

All 689 records for this type

Other accidents in this area

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
23 Jan 1981 Cessna 150
N6676S
Ellenville, New York, United States
no coordinates
- No injuries -
7 Jan 1981 Aerospatial AS-350
N3605Z
Garden City, New York, United States
no coordinates
Island Helicop Minor injuries -
26 Mar 1981 Cessna 172
N8870B
Payson, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
- No injuries -
18 Apr 1981 Cessna 172
N8379B
Cullison, Kansas, United States
no coordinates
- Serious injuries -
21 Jan 1981 Cessna 500
N501GP
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States
no coordinates
Georgia-Pacifi Fatal 5
16 Jun 1981 Bell 212
N64730
Angleton, Texas, United States
no coordinates
Houston Helico Minor injuries -

All 170,864 records in United States