19791110033759A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Statesboro, GA · November 10, 1979

Date
November 10, 1979 · 10:50 local
Place
Statesboro, GA
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2317B
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA80DKG09
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
46 total3 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Student pilot buzzed family residence. Wing hit trees. Remained airborne. Landed back at home base.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT BUZZED FAMILY RESIDENCE. WING HIT TREES. REMAINED AIRBORNE. LANDED BACK AT HOME BASE.

NTSB investigation

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