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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA28/ · Raleigh, NC · August 21, 1979

Date
August 21, 1979 · 17:10 local
Place
Raleigh, NC
Airport
Raleigh Durham
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3080R
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD79FLJ13
Reported as
Piper PA28/
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,014 total163 in this make and model94 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.

Pilot continued approach to airport into a thunderstorm. Lost control of aircraft. Hit trees short of runway.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT CONTINUED APPROACH TO AIRPORT INTO A THUNDERSTORM. LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT. HIT TREES SHORT OF RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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