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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA28180 · Bayse, VA · February 2, 1979

Date
February 2, 1979 · 09:30 local
Place
Bayse, VA
Airport
Sky Bryce
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9779J
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD79FIA06
Reported as
Piper PA28180
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
172 total3 in this make and model32 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.

Pilot stated acft developed a high sink rate and hit the ground left of the runway in a creek bed.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED ACFT DEVELOPED A HIGH SINK RATE AND HIT THE GROUND LEFT OF THE RUNWAY IN A CREEK BED.

NTSB investigation

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