Piper PA-38-112 N2364D
31 May 1984 · Hills, Iowa, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 31 May 1984 at about 14:15 local time, a Piper PA-38-112 registered N2364D was involved in an accident near Hills, Iowa, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hills, Iowa, United States
- Coordinates
- 41.5709, -91.5295
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-38-112
- Registration
- N2364D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Iowa City → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC84FA155
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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
THE ACFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A 90 DEGREE BANK WITH THE NOSE DOWN ABOUT 20 DEGREES. THE ACFT HAD BEEN SEEN IN A SERIESOF LOW ALT DIVES AND CLIMBS. ON THIS LAST CLIMB OVER THE TREES A WITNESS SAW A WING SUDDENLY DROP AND THE ACFT DISAPPEAR BEHIND THE TREES. THE PLT WAS AN INSTRUCTOR WHO HAD GONE OUT SOLO FOR LOCAL PRACTICE FLYING ONLY A FEW MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. NOTHING MECHANICAL OR PHYSICAL WAS FOUND THAT WAS CONSIDERED CAUSAL IN NATURE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-38 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Dec 1984 | Piper PA-38-112 | Byron Township, Wisconsin, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1984 | Piper PA-38 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 1984 | Piper PA-38-112 | Wisconsin Rapid, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Dec 1984 | Piper PA-38-112 | New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 1984 | Piper PA-38-112 | Williamsport, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 May 1984 | Piper PA-38-112 | St.petersburg, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 1984 | Cessna 182 | Marion, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jan 1984 | Cessna 172M | Elkader, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1984 | Mitsubishi MU 2B-20 | Ames, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Nov 1984 | Cessna 150 | Oxford, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 1984 | Piper PA-18-150 | Algona, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 1984 | Piper PA-38-112 | Burlington, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |