19780701031059A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA28R · Courtland, AL · July 1, 1978

Date
July 1, 1978
Place
Courtland, AL
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N47975
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA78FA101
Reported as
Piper PA28R
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
160 total5 in this make and model20 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.

Acft fell in Tennessee river after sustaining in-flight breakup iunderstorm.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT FELL IN TENNESSEE RIVER AFTER SUSTAINING IN-FLIGHT BREAKUP IUNDERSTORM.

NTSB investigation

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