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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-16 · Savannah, GA · May 6, 1979

Date
May 6, 1979 · 10:45 local
Place
Savannah, GA
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5203H
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA79DA080
Reported as
Piper PA16
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,100 total500 in this make and model12 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.

Flying at 50 feet pilot put acft in steep climbing turn. Acft rolled out. Hit water nosedown. Alcohol found in body

As the FAA filed it

FLYING AT 50 FEET PILOT PUT ACFT IN STEEP CLIMBING TURN. ACFT ROLLED OUT. HIT WATER NOSEDOWN. ALCOHOL FOUND IN BODY

NTSB investigation

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