19790424018919A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA28/ · Fort Lauderdale, FL · April 24, 1979

Date
April 24, 1979 · 19:22 local
Place
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7480J
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA79FA075
Reported as
Piper PA28/
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total20 in this make and model20 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.

Aircraft missing on night, over water IFR flight. Possible loss of control in heavy rain & turbulence.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT MISSING ON NIGHT, OVER WATER IFR FLIGHT. POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL IN HEAVY RAIN & TURBULENCE.

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 N7480J · 1

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