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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA28R · Melrose, NM · August 15, 1976

Date
August 15, 1976
Place
Melrose, NM
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8776C
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN76AD065
Reported as
Piper PA28R
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
3,000 total25 in this make and model0 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 blood ethanol level o.098 .blood acetaldehyde 0.001 .

As the FAA filed it

PLT BLOOD ETHANOL LEVEL O.098 .BLOOD ACETALDEHYDE 0.001 .

NTSB investigation

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