19740526019519A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-260 · Hayesville, NC · May 26, 1974

Date
May 26, 1974
Place
Hayesville, NC
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3764W
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD74AI064
Reported as
Piper PA32260
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,600 total160 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Cruise clnc to arpt without aprvd/prescribed procedure. Descended blo mea/moca while in clouds.

As the FAA filed it

CRUISE CLNC TO ARPT WITHOUT APRVD/PRESCRIBED PROCEDURE.DESCENDED BLO MEA/MOCA WHILE IN CLOUDS.

NTSB investigation

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