19781027027399I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Iowa City, IA · October 27, 1978

Date: October 27, 1978 · 23:00 local
Place: Iowa City, IA
Airport: Municipal
Phase of flight: Starting Engines
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7909W
Reported as: Piper PA28180
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 150 total35 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N7909WRegistered now · Piper PA-28-180S/N 28-1942 · Built 1964 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot jump started his airplane, got out to remove cables. Airplane dissappeared into the darkness, hit a tree.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT JUMP STARTED HIS AIRPLANE, GOT OUT TO REMOVE CABLES. AIRPLANE DISSAPPEARED INTO THE DARKNESS, HIT A TREE.

Other reports on N7909W · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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