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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Huntsville, AL · July 21, 1979

Date
July 21, 1979 · 12:11 local
Place
Huntsville, AL
Airport
Madison Co
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9181K
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA79FA107
Reported as
Piper PA32300
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
4
Pilot’s flight hours
220 total0 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.

Lost control of aircraft in area of thunderstorms. Aircraft separated in flight. Aircraft impacted vertically. Vfrn

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT IN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS. AIRCRAFT SEPARATED IN FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED VERTICALLY. VFRN

NTSB investigation

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