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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-160 · Sperryville, VA · March 30, 1976

Date
March 30, 1976
Place
Sperryville, VA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9734D
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD76AI063
Reported as
Piper PA22160
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
586 total2 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Plt intended fly along hwy to dest. Acft found abt 1 mi west of hairpin turn. Dscndd l wing down.

As the FAA filed it

PLT INTENDED FLY ALONG HWY TO DEST.ACFT FOUND ABT 1 MI WEST OF HAIRPIN TURN.DSCNDD L WING DOWN.

NTSB investigation

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