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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23 · Valdosta, GA · September 6, 1977

Date
September 6, 1977
Place
Valdosta, GA
Airport
Valdosta Municipal
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2063P
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA77FLA53
Reported as
Piper PA23
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
17,630 total155 in this make and model140 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.

Ac overweight depart quitman,GA.left eng feathered on downwind. Premature gear extension.

As the FAA filed it

AC OVERWEIGHT DEPART QUITMAN,GA.LEFT ENG FEATHERED ON DOWNWIND.PREMATURE GEAR EXTENSION.

NTSB investigation

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