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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Salmanca, NY · May 20, 1978

Date
May 20, 1978
Place
Salmanca, NY
Airport
Elkdale
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4095R
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC78FFJ22
Reported as
Piper PA32300
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
833 total384 in this make and model52 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.

Both wings dmgd. Wind gusting 15K.

As the FAA filed it

BOTH WINGS DMGD.WIND GUSTING 15K.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N4095R · 1

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