19800817037589A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-180 · Jackson, WY · August 17, 1980

Date
August 17, 1980 · 17:30 local
Place
Jackson, WY
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4560J
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN80FA054
Reported as
Piper PA28R180
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
202 total31 in this make and model14 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.

Tried to outclimb rising terrain in mountain pass with gear & flaps down. Struck trees on mountainside.

As the FAA filed it

TRIED TO OUTCLIMB RISING TERRAIN IN MOUNTAIN PASS WITH GEAR & FLAPS DOWN. STRUCK TREES ON MOUNTAINSIDE.

NTSB investigation

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