19800704078119A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech 18S · Wausaw Island, GA · July 4, 1980

Date
July 4, 1980 · 09:30 local
Place
Wausaw Island, GA
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N35MS
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL80FA066
Reported as
Beech 18S
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,400 total0 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.

Descended into trees in wings level slow descent. Possible pilot incapacitation from toxic spray chemical.

As the FAA filed it

DESCENDED INTO TREES IN WINGS LEVEL SLOW DESCENT. POSSIBLE PILOT INCAPACITATION FROM TOXIC SPRAY CHEMICAL.

NTSB investigation

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