19791221042399A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Owosso, MI · December 21, 1979

Date
December 21, 1979 · 20:05 local
Place
Owosso, MI
Airport
Owosso
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N36700
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI80FEC07
Reported as
Piper PA28181
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,824 total0 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Airplane hit tree on final approach. Landed on runway. Dark night, marginal weather.

As the FAA filed it

AIRPLANE HIT TREE ON FINAL APPROACH. LANDED ON RUNWAY. DARK NIGHT, MARGINAL WEATHER.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N36700 · 1

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