19790420007019A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Sula, MT · April 20, 1979

Date
April 20, 1979 · 12:00 local
Place
Sula, MT
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8372P
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA79DTI13
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
590 total500 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.

Attempted a 180 degree turn in narrowing valley. Stalled acft into a clearing. Acft destroyed by post impact fire.

As the FAA filed it

ATTEMPTED A 180 DEGREE TURN IN NARROWING VALLEY. STALLED ACFT INTO A CLEARING. ACFT DESTROYED BY POST IMPACT FIRE.

NTSB investigation

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