19790427016819A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Cynthiana, KY · April 27, 1979

Date
April 27, 1979 · 21:05 local
Place
Cynthiana, KY
Airport
Harrison Co
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N39939
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD79FA045
Reported as
Piper PA28161
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
495 total26 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.

Made night downwind takeoff. Hit trees during climbout. Charter flight. No certificate.

As the FAA filed it

MADE NIGHT DOWNWIND TAKEOFF. HIT TREES DURING CLIMBOUT. CHARTER FLIGHT. NO CERTIFICATE.

NTSB investigation

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