Piper PA-38 N2588K

Summary

On 6 June 1982 at about 18:25 local time, a Piper PA-38 registered N2588K, operated by Niles Airways, Inc., was involved in an accident near Niles, Michigan, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

6 June 1982 at 18:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Niles, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Jerry Tyler Mem (3TR)

Coordinates

41.8309, -86.2396

Aircraft

Piper PA-38

Registration

N2588K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Niles Airways, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Niles → Niles

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI82FA200

2 people died.

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

AT ABOUT 1300 EDT, THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF ON A LOCAL TRAINING FLIGHT WITH A STUDENT AND A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ON BOARD. LATER AT ABOUT 1325, THE PLANE CRASHED IN A WOODED AREA ABOUT 1 MI NORTHEAST OF THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 21. ONE WITNESS REPORTED THAT BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, THE PLANE WAS IN A SLOW DOWNWARD ROLLING PATTERN. REPORTEDLY, THE AIRCRAFT LEVELED OUT, THEN THE WINGS TIPPED FROM SIDE TO SIDE APPROXIMATELY THREE TIMES. AT ABOUT THAT TIME, THE NOSE DROPPED TO A 45 TO 50 DEG ANGLE AND THE PLANE CRASHED. AN EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED NO PREIMPACT FAILURES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.