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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Wagoner, OK · April 9, 1980

Date
April 9, 1980 · 22:20 local
Place
Wagoner, OK
Airport
Sequoyah
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8747N
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW80FA062
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
349 total276 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.

Dived arplane over airport after takeoff & buzzed friends in parking lot. Hit trees. Clear, dark night.

As the FAA filed it

DIVED ARPLANE OVER AIRPORT AFTER TAKEOFF & BUZZED FRIENDS IN PARKING LOT. HIT TREES. CLEAR, DARK NIGHT.

NTSB investigation

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