19780227006189A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32R-300 · Myersville, MD · February 27, 1978

Date
February 27, 1978
Place
Myersville, MD
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N40012
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD78FA045
Reported as
Piper PA32R300
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,030 total7 in this make and model3 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.

AIRMET in effect predicting moderate turbulence. Plt struck head ast airframe - blinded.

As the FAA filed it

AIRMET IN EFFECT PREDICTING MODERATE TURBULENCE.PLT STRUCK HEAD AST AIRFRAME - BLINDED.

NTSB investigation

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