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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Falls Creek, PA · March 6, 1973

Date
March 6, 1973
Place
Falls Creek, PA
Airport
Dubois-Jefferson
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2082T
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC73AN120
Reported as
Piper PA28R200
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
2,580 total52 in this make and model39 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On localizer apr,failed to maintain mda. Pos of non inst rtd pilot at cntrls.

As the FAA filed it

ON LOCALIZER APR,FAILED TO MAINTAIN MDA.POS OF NON INST RTD PILOT AT CNTRLS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.