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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32R-300 · Ocala, FL · March 6, 1980

Date
March 6, 1980 · 06:57 local
Place
Ocala, FL
Airport
Jim Taylor
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2543Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA80FA042
Reported as
Piper PA32R300
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
4
Pilot’s flight hours
227 total13 in this make and model138 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.

VFR pilot tried to land in dense fog. Struck ground short of runway. Ground fog not in forecast.

As the FAA filed it

VFR PILOT TRIED TO LAND IN DENSE FOG. STRUCK GROUND SHORT OF RUNWAY. GROUND FOG NOT IN FORECAST.

NTSB investigation

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