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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Boulder, CO · April 4, 1976

Date
April 4, 1976
Place
Boulder, CO
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8408R
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN76FTE58
Reported as
Piper PA28140
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,834 total20 in this make and model78 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.

Acft hit tree drg turn arnd. Cont to base,lnd ok. Density alt abt 10000FT.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT HIT TREE DRG TURN ARND.CONT TO BASE,LND OK. DENSITY ALT ABT 10000FT.

NTSB investigation

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