Piper PA-38 N2599B
18 June 1981 · Smiths Station, Alabama, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 18 June 1981 at about 14:23 local time, a Piper PA-38 registered N2599B, operated by Ft.benning Fly, was involved in an accident during in flight near Smiths Station, 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 14:23
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Smiths Station, Alabama, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-38
- Registration
- N2599B
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Ft.benning Fly
- Operating rule
- Flying School
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Ft Benning, Ga → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1612
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
STUDENTS 4TH FXD-WING FLT.SPINS INTRO ON A PREV FLT.FORCED LNDG PLND ON THIS FLT, CARB HEAT ON.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Sep 1981 | Piper PA-38 | Cullman, Alabama, United States | Wallace State | Fatal | 2 |
| 26 Sep 1981 | Piper PA-38 | Lumberton, New Jersey, United States | Aero Flight | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jan 1981 | Piper PA-38 | Tylertown, Mississippi, United States | Flite Center | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 1981 | Piper PA-38 | Huron, South Dakota, United States | Thorson Aviati | Fatal | 2 |
| 7 Sep 1981 | Piper PA-38 | Promontory Pt, Utah, United States | Sunwest Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1981 | Piper PA-38 | Austin, Texas, United States | Thunderbird FL | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |