Accident · 1989-05-09

NTSB case MIA89FA146 · PIPER PA-44-180 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1989-05-09
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: PIPER PA-44-180 (N2231M)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: FLIGHT SAFETY INTERNATIONAL INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): FLIGHT SAFETY INTERNATIONAL

Probable cause

INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (CFI), AND FAILURE OF THE CREW TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FROM POSSIBLE INTERRUPTION OF FUEL.

Source: NTSB case MIA89FA146

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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