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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Cottonport, LA · July 3, 1980

Date
July 3, 1980 · 15:45 local
Place
Cottonport, LA
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N31840
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW80FRJ28
Reported as
Piper PA32300
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
985 total109 in this make and model107 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.

Landing into sun on one-way strip. Saw children on runway. Hit trees on departure end on attempted go-around.

As the FAA filed it

LANDING INTO SUN ON ONE-WAY STRIP. SAW CHILDREN ON RUNWAY. HIT TREES ON DEPARTURE END ON ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND.

NTSB investigation

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