Piper PA-38-112 N2459K

Summary

On 10 July 1988 at about 13:05 local time, a Piper PA-38-112 registered N2459K, operated by Cook's Flying Service, was involved in an accident near Electra, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

10 July 1988 at 13:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Electra, Texas, United States

Coordinates

34.0303, -98.9094

Aircraft

Piper PA-38-112

Registration

N2459K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Cook's Flying Service

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wichita Falls → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW88FA132

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

THE PRIVATE PILOT'S LOGBOOK INDICATED HE HAD A CHECKOUT ON STEEP TURNS AND SPINS TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. HE ALSO LOGGED FOUR LANDINGS DURING THE SAME ONE-HALF HOUR FLIGHT. A WITNESS SAW THE AIRPLANE COMPLETE A THREE TURN SPIN AND SAW IT START TO RECOVER BEFORE HE LOST SIGHT OF IT BEHIND A HILL. HE DID NOT SEE ANY DUST OR FIRE AND ASSUMED IT HAD RECOVERED UNTIL SEVERAL DAYS LATER WHEN HE HEARD AN AIRPLANE WAS MISSING. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED LEVEL TERRAIN IN A NOSE LOW, RIGHT WING SLIGHTLY DOWN FROM AN APPROXIMATE 45 DEGREE ANGLE DOWN FLIGHT PATH.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.