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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA28R200 · Troy, AL · May 12, 1973

Date
May 12, 1973
Place
Troy, AL
Airport
Troy
Phase of flight
Sfl Takeoff Climb
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9551W
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA73AM101
Reported as
Piper PA28R200
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
777 total214 in this make and model133 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.

Entered steep diving turn about 400 ft AGL.

As the FAA filed it

ENTERED STEEP DIVING TURN ABOUT 400 FT AGL.

NTSB investigation

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