Piper PA-38-112 N2424N

Summary

On 6 August 1989 at about 01:36 local time, a Piper PA-38-112 registered N2424N, operated by Mills, Lori, was involved in an accident near Anchorage, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

6 August 1989 at 01:36

Classification

Accident

Location

Anchorage, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Merrill (MRI)

Coordinates

61.2209, -149.8497

Aircraft

Piper PA-38-112

Registration

N2424N

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Mills, Lori

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC89FA133

1 person died.

LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON, AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHILE TURNING BACK TOWARD THE AIRPORT, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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THE STUDENT PLT HAD JUST COMPLETED HER 4TH TOUCH-&-GO LNDG. WHILE CLIMBING AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ENG LOST PWR. THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO ENTER A LEFT TURN, AS IF TO RTRN BACK TO THE RWY, THEN IT ENTERED A STALL/SPIN & CRASHED APRX 1/2 MI WEST OF THE ARPT. NO PREIMPACT MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WERE FND, EXCEPT THE ENG PRIMER WAS FND APRX 3/4 OF THE WAY OUT FROM THE LOCKED PSN, THE IGNITION SWITCH HAD SVRL ELECTRICAL CONTACTS BROKEN OFF & ITS SWITCH CONTACTS WERE DIRTY WITH CARBON DEPOSITS. THE IGNITION SWITCH, HOWEVER, WAS BADLY DAMAGED FROM IMPACT. NEITHER THE PRIMER NOR THE IGNITION SWITCH COULD BE VERIFIED AS HAVING EFFECTED THE ENG PROBLEM. THE TEMP & DEW POINT WERE 70 & 58 DEG, RESPECTIVELY. ACCORDING TO CARB ICING CHARTS, CONDITIONS WERE CONDUCIVE FOR CARB ICING.

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