19771105033189A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Booneville, AR · November 5, 1977

Date
November 5, 1977
Place
Booneville, AR
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5581P
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW78FPG05
Reported as
Piper PA24250
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
425 total17 in this make and model107 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost ctl dscndg thru clouds. Recovered at very low alt.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CTL DSCNDG THRU CLOUDS.RECOVERED AT VERY LOW ALT.

NTSB investigation

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