Piper PA-28-140 N5206T

Summary

On 8 April 1991 at about 23:10 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N5206T, operated by Fuller Aviation Inc., was involved in an accident near Carefree, Arizona, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

8 April 1991 at 23:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Carefree, Arizona, United States

Coordinates

33.8207, -111.8995

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-140

Registration

N5206T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Fuller Aviation Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Phoenix → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX91LA166

2 people were seriously injured.

INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI), AN INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT BY BOTH PILOTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS BEING CHECKED OUT IN THE AIRPLANE BY THE CFI. AFTER PERFORMING SEVERAL MANEUVERS, THE CFI RETARDED THE THROTTLE AND INSTRUCTED THE PRIVATE PILOT TO EXECUTE A SIMULATED FORCED LANDING. WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO THE SELECTED LANDING AREA, THE PRIVATE PILOT OBSERVED POWER LINES AND BEGAN TO APPLY POWER TO GO AROUND. THE CFI YELLED TO THE PRIVATE PILOT TO GO UNDER THE POWER LINES AND IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CONTROLS AND NOSED THE AIRPLANE DOWN. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE POWER LINES AND CRASHED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.