19750331015629A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Pensacola, FL · March 31, 1975

Date
March 31, 1975
Place
Pensacola, FL
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5540F
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA75AM072
Reported as
Piper PA28140
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
158 total87 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Pensacola radio advsd plt that visual flt not recommended in area. Plt later rptd disoriented.

As the FAA filed it

PENSACOLA RADIO ADVSD PLT THAT VISUAL FLT NOT RECOMMENDED IN AREA.PLT LATER RPTD DISORIENTED.

NTSB investigation

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