19790218010159A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-201 · Fernley, NV · February 18, 1979

Date
February 18, 1979 · 15:05 local
Place
Fernley, NV
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N222WF
NTSB investigation
NTSBOAK79FA018
Reported as
Piper PA28R201
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
218 total218 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.

VFR pilot attempted to climb over enroute weather. Lost control. Exceeded design load factor. Airframe separation.

As the FAA filed it

VFR PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB OVER ENROUTE WEATHER.LOST CONTROL. EXCEEDED DESIGN LOAD FACTOR. AIRFRAME SEPARATION.

NTSB investigation

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