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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-34-200 · Memphis, TN · November 4, 1973

Date
November 4, 1973
Place
Memphis, TN
Airport
Memphis International
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N56068
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA74FLT03
Reported as
Piper PA34200
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
860 total10 in this make and model150 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.

Plt obsvd momentary glimpses of lgts out of window. Hit trees 3MI short of rwy. Lgts were house lgts

As the FAA filed it

PLT OBSVD MOMENTARY GLIMPSES OF LGTS OUT OF WINDOW.HIT TREES 3MI SHORT OF RWY.LGTS WERE HOUSE LGTS

NTSB investigation

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