Piper PA-38 N2508D
25 July 1990 · Hinckley, Illinois, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 25 July 1990 at about 00:36 local time, a Piper PA-38 registered N2508D, operated by Lumanair, Inc, was involved in an accident near Hinckley, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 00:36
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hinckley, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates
- 41.7605, -88.6402
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-38
- Registration
- N2508D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Lumanair, Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Aurora → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI90FA193
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT'S INABILITY TO RECOVER FROM A STALL/SPIN. FACTORS WERE: ACFT WT & BALANCE EXCEEDED, AND THE INSTRUCTOR'S AND STUDENT PILOT'S LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH ACFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
A STUDENT PILOT AND INSTRUCTOR PILOT WERE FLYING A MODEL NEW TO THEM. THE STUDENT HAD NEVER FLOWN WITH THIS INSTRUCTOR BEFORE. SHORTLY AFTER ARRIVING IN THE TRAINING AREA, WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE SPIN TO THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE WAS OVER MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT AT TAKEOFF AND AT ACCIDENT. NO MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND. ELEVATOR TRIM WAS FULL NOSE UP. BOTH PILOTS HAD FLOWN A MAJORITY OF THEIR FLIGHT TIME IN ANOTHER MAKE AND MODEL FOR WHICH THE SPIN RECOVERY PROCEDURE AND THE USEFUL LOAD ABOVE FULL FUEL ARE DIFFERENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-38 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Apr 1990 | Piper PA-38-112 | Marco Island, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Jun 1990 | Piper PA-38-112 | Belgrade, Montana, United States | Sunbird Aviation, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1990 | Piper PA-38-112 | Houston, Texas, United States | Ray's Flight Service | No injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 1990 | Piper PA-38-112 | Quarryville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Oct 1990 | Piper PA-38-125 | Levelland, Texas, United States | Levelland Aviation, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 Mar 1990 | Piper PA-38-112 | Smithfield, Rhode Island, United States | North Central Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jul 1990 | Piper PA-32R-301T | Ashton, Illinois, United States | Executive Protection Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 16 Aug 1990 | Piper PA-23-160 | Odell, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1990 | Cessna 172N | Paris, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Nov 1990 | Pitts SPECIAL S1-S | Dekalb, Illinois, United States | Morgan, Mark William | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Dec 1990 | Maule M-4-220C | Romeoville, Illinois, United States | Matrinek, Dennis P | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1990 | Short Brothers SD3-60 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |