19761018041779A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Elizabethville, PA · October 18, 1976

Date
October 18, 1976
Place
Elizabethville, PA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N55989
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC77FA004
Reported as
Piper PA28180
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
250 total150 in this make and model150 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.

During night flt over mtn in marginal wx contd plt failed to maintain safe terrain clearance.

As the FAA filed it

DURING NIGHT FLT OVER MTN IN MARGINAL WX CONTD PLT FAILED TO MAINTAIN SAFE TERRAIN CLEARANCE.

NTSB investigation

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