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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-201T · Chester, CA · March 13, 1980

Date
March 13, 1980
Place
Chester, CA
Airport
Chester
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N36728
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX80FA068
Reported as
Piper PA28R201T
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,000 total120 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 attempting precautionary landing at night crashed into lake short of runway.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ATTEMPTING PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT NIGHT CRASHED INTO LAKE 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.