19791125043139A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-150 · Locust Grove, VA · November 25, 1979

Date
November 25, 1979 · 19:08 local
Place
Locust Grove, VA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7650D
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD80FA013
Reported as
Piper PA22150
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
600 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.

Pilot proceeded into deteriorating weather. Uncontrolled crash. No instrument rating.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT PROCEEDED INTO DETERIORATING WEATHER. UNCONTROLLED CRASH. NO INSTRUMENT RATING.

NTSB investigation

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