Piper PA-38-112 N2427P

Summary

On 2 October 1984 at about 16:46 local time, a Piper PA-38-112 registered N2427P was involved in an accident near Miami, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

2 October 1984 at 16:46

Classification

Accident

Location

Miami, Florida, United States

Coordinates

25.8491, -80.1403

Aircraft

Piper PA-38-112

Registration

N2427P

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ft.lauderdale → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA85LA001

1 person had minor injuries.

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 RATED PILOT AND CERTIFIED FLT INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT THEY WERE PRACTICING AGRICULTURAL DIVES AND TURNS. DURING A DIVE, THE PILOT PULLED OUT OF THE DIVE AT ABOUT 5 FEET AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED SAWGRASS AND CRASHED. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT INITIALLY STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED BUT LATER STATED THAT THE STUDENT 'FAILED TO ADD ENOUGH POWER AND THE PLANE WENT INTO THE SWAMP.'

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.