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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA31T1 · Canton, GA · March 18, 1980

Date
March 18, 1980 · 12:30 local
Place
Canton, GA
Airport
Cherokee Co
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N208SW
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA80DKG25
Reported as
Piper PA31T1
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
20,201 total40 in this make and model110 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.

Reported downdraft on level-off. Contributed to a hard landing that substantially damaged aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

REPORTED DOWNDRAFT ON LEVEL-OFF. CONTRIBUTED TO A HARD LANDING THAT SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

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