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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA24400 · Deerfield, VA · July 4, 1978

Date
July 4, 1978
Place
Deerfield, VA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5991P
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD78FA077
Reported as
Piper PA24400
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
643 total169 in this make and model10 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.

Recovery date 7/7/78.total instrument time logged was 30MIN in 19

As the FAA filed it

RECOVERY DATE 7/7/78.TOTAL INSTRUMENT TIME LOGGED WAS 30MIN IN 19

NTSB investigation

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