Piper PA-38-112 accident near Lodi, Wisconsin, August 22, 1986
On August 22, 1986 at about 8:50 pm local time, a Piper PA-38-112, registered N2430E, was substantially damaged in an accident near Lodi, Wisconsin. It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 22, 1986 · about 8:50 pm local time
- Place
- Lodi, Wisconsin · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-38-112 · all PA-38-112s on the register
- Registration
- N2430E · no longer on the register · serial 38-78A0461
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING A PRACTICE EMERGENCY LANDING APPROACH, THE INSTRUCTOR TOLD THE STUDENT TO GO AROUND AT AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 600 FEET AGL. THE STUDENT FAILED TO ADD POWER AND PULLED THE YOKE ALL THE WAY BACK. THE AIRCRAFT THEN STALLED. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL, LOWERED THE NOSE AND ADDED POWER, BUT DURING THE PULL-OUT, THE LEFT WING STRUCK CORN IN A FIELD, THEN SPUN AROUND & STRUCK THE GROUND.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,094 hours in all; 529 in this make and model; 226 in the last 90 days; 986 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rgt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,975 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, July 18, 1986; 74 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,670 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-235-L2C (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: MSN Madison WI at 8:15 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 200° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 4,200 ft
- Temperature: 81°F (27°C), dew point 66°F (19°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
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