19800801038819A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Morganton, NC · August 1, 1980

Date
August 1, 1980 · 16:00 local
Place
Morganton, NC
Airport
Morganton-Lenoir
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9362T
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL80DKM25
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
34 total34 in this make and model17 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.

Student pilot lost control of plane on climbout after hitting strong erratic winds moving across airport. Hit trees.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL OF PLANE ON CLIMBOUT AFTER HITTING STRONG ERRATIC WINDS MOVING ACROSS AIRPORT.HIT TREES.

NTSB investigation

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