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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-201 · Palmerton, PA · March 4, 1979

Date
March 4, 1979 · 17:05 local
Place
Palmerton, PA
Airport
Statington
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5964V
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC79FA028
Reported as
Piper PA28R201
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
95 total8 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.

Pilot proceeded VFR in adverse weather. Flew into the side of a mountain.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT PROCEEDED VFR IN ADVERSE WEATHER. FLEW INTO THE SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N5964V · 2

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