Piper PA-38-112 N2570V
11 November 1983 · Inglewood, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 11 November 1983 at about 01:04 local time, a Piper PA-38-112 registered N2570V, operated by Piper Air Center, was involved in an accident near Inglewood, California, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 01:04
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Inglewood, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 33.9495, -118.3599
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-38-112
- Registration
- N2570V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Piper Air Center
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Long Beach → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- LAX84FA057
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 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
THE STUDENT SAID THAT THE ENG LOST POWER & HE INITIATED AN EMERGENCY LANDING. HE SWITCHED FUEL TANKS, APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT & CHECKED THE MAGNETOS. HOWEVER, BEFORE LANDING, THE ENG RESTARTED & THE STUDENT APPLIED FULL POWER & BEGAN TO CLIMB, NOT REALIZING THERE WERE POWER LINES AHEAD. THE ACFT STRUCK THE LINES, THEN CRASHED INTO A FREEWAY GUARD RAIL & AN AUTOMOBILE BEFORE COMING TO REST ON A HIGHWAY. THE LEFT WING BEGAN BURNING & THE LEFT FUEL TANK WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE. ONLY 1/2 GAL OF FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE RIGHT TANK. THE TEMP & DEW POINT WERE 67 & 58 DEG, RESPECTIVELY. ACCORDING TO ICING PROBABILITY CHARTS, SERIOUS CARBURETOR ICE WOULD BE PROBABLE AT GLIDE POWER & VISIBLE ICING WOULD OCCUR AT RATED POWER. ALSO, THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT IF THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS MOVED TO AN ITERMEDIATE POSITION BEYOND THE OFF POSITION, NO FUEL WOULD FLOW TO THE ENG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-38 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 1983 | Piper PA-38-112 | Fresno, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Sep 1983 | Piper PA-38-112 | Apison, Tennessee, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 1983 | Piper PA-38 | Portage, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 1983 | Piper PA-38-112 | Strongville, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1983 | Piper PA-38-112 | East Peoria, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1983 | Piper PA-38-112 | Blairstown, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 1983 | Enstrom F280C | Concord, California, United States | Air Executive | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 1983 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-CD | Compton, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Mar 1983 | Van's RV-3A | Bakersfield, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1983 | Cessna 150L | Daggett, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 1983 | Cessna 172N | Woodland, California, United States | River City Air/Charter | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Nov 1983 | Piper PA-32-260 | Riverside, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |