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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA32300 · Gatlinburg, TN · March 20, 1980

Date
March 20, 1980 · 11:00 local
Place
Gatlinburg, TN
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N649TP
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD80FKW10
Reported as
Piper PA32300
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
739 total31 in this make and model235 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.

Lost radios en route IFR. Electrical system failure. Tried visual landing. Overshot landing area.

As the FAA filed it

LOST RADIOS EN ROUTE IFR. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. TRIED VISUAL LANDING. OVERSHOT LANDING AREA.

NTSB investigation

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