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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA28180 · Anchorage, AK · May 4, 1978

Date
May 4, 1978
Place
Anchorage, AK
Airport
Merrill
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7677J
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC78DAG43
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
304 total208 in this make and model30 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.

Police rptd strong odor of alcohol about plt when in wreckage,ref blood alcohol test.

As the FAA filed it

POLICE RPTD STRONG ODOR OF ALCOHOL ABOUT PLT WHEN IN WRECKAGE,REF BLOOD ALCOHOL TEST.

NTSB investigation

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