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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-236 · Perry, KS · May 25, 1980

Date
May 25, 1980 · 18:00 local
Place
Perry, KS
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2870X
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC80DCG23
Reported as
Piper PA28236
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
236 total234 in this make and model104 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 was flying too slow & low over water. Plane stalled and went into lake.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS FLYING TOO SLOW & LOW OVER WATER. PLANE STALLED AND WENT INTO LAKE.

NTSB investigation

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