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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Stnson SM-7B · Paso Robles, CA · April 4, 1980

Date
April 4, 1980 · 14:31 local
Place
Paso Robles, CA
Airport
Paso Robles
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N933W
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX80DVM23
Reported as
Stnson SM7B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,500 total58 in this make and model8 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 lost control of aircraft after landing and caused plane to ground-loop.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AFTER LANDING AND CAUSED PLANE TO GROUND-LOOP.

NTSB investigation

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