19800317014459A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-260 · East Freedom, PA · March 17, 1980

Date
March 17, 1980 · 14:30 local
Place
East Freedom, PA
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9226P
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC80FA028
Reported as
Piper PA24260
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
17,000 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.

Struck trees on mountain operating VFR in IFR weather. Air taxi certificate had been revoked.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK TREES ON MOUNTAIN OPERATING VFR IN IFR WEATHER. AIR TAXI CERTIFICATE HAD BEEN REVOKED.

NTSB investigation

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