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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA28R180 · Encampment, WY · August 5, 1980

Date
August 5, 1980 · 20:15 local
Place
Encampment, WY
Airport
A-Bar-A
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7494J
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN80FTC25
Reported as
Piper PA28R180
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
144 total34 in this make and model31 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 attempted landing at high altitude airport. Allowed aircraft to get too low and stalled.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING AT HIGH ALTITUDE AIRPORT. ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO GET TOO LOW AND STALLED.

NTSB investigation

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