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Accident · Damage unknown

FAA accident report · Cessna 340A · Petersburg, AK · August 20, 1980

Date
August 20, 1980 · 19:33 local
Place
Petersburg, AK
Phase of flight
Initial Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Damage unknown
Aircraft
N110RA
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC80FA087
Reported as
Cessna 340A
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
1,310 total850 in this make and model70 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 reported airplane porpoising, losing emmpanage. Wreckage not found. High maintenance record on emmpanage.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED AIRPLANE PORPOISING, LOSING EMMPANAGE. WRECKAGE NOT FOUND. HIGH MAINTENANCE RECORD ON EMMPANAGE.

NTSB investigation

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