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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-160 · Lebanon, IN · February 16, 1976

Date
February 16, 1976
Place
Lebanon, IN
Airport
Boone County
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3501Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI76AC049
Reported as
Piper PA22160
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
111 total33 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Return to arpt after aborting flt wind gusting 35K.acft obsvd to rise & fall and buffeted severely

As the FAA filed it

RETURN TO ARPT AFTER ABORTING FLT WIND GUSTING 35K.ACFT OBSVD TO RISE & FALL AND BUFFETED SEVERELY

NTSB investigation

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