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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · False Pass, AK · July 11, 1980

Date
July 11, 1980 · 15:45 local
Place
False Pass, AK
Airport
False Pass
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
PNSA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5537Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC80FA066
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
14,000 total500 in this make and model125 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 executed right and left vertical banks at 100 feet altitude after takeoff. Stalled in vertical bank.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT EXECUTED RIGHT AND LEFT VERTICAL BANKS AT 100 FEET ALTITUDE AFTER TAKEOFF. STALLED IN VERTICAL BANK.

NTSB investigation

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