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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Princeton, TX · April 16, 1976

Date
April 16, 1976
Place
Princeton, TX
Airport
Lavon North
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5424Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW76AF084
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,187 total1,101 in this make and model66 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.

Plt thought flt attitude ind was malfunctioning from prior flt, didn't trust it enough to use it.

As the FAA filed it

PLT THOUGHT FLT ATTITUDE IND WAS MALFUNCTIONING FROM PRIOR FLT, DIDN'T TRUST IT ENOUGH TO USE IT.

NTSB investigation

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