19781030041799A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA32RT300 · Mojave, CA · October 30, 1978

Date
October 30, 1978
Place
Mojave, CA
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N400EW
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX79FA010
Reported as
Piper PA32RT300
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
700 total0 in this make and model0 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.

General disintegration.

As the FAA filed it

GENERAL DISINTEGRATION.

NTSB investigation

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