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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-260 · Big Bear City, CA · June 3, 1979

Date
June 3, 1979 · 15:30 local
Place
Big Bear City, CA
Airport
Big Bear
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3857W
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX79FUG42
Reported as
Piper PA32260
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
700 total445 in this make and model63 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.

Attempt. Crosswnd land,aborted same attempt. Go around with full flaps veered left of runway hit fence.

As the FAA filed it

ATTEMPT. CROSSWND LAND,ABORTED SAME ATTEMPT. GO AROUND WITH FULL FLAPS VEERED LEFT OF RUNWAY HIT FENCE.

NTSB investigation

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