19800920042879A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-25-235 · Claxton, GA · September 20, 1980

Date
September 20, 1980 · 14:00 local
Place
Claxton, GA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6571Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL80FKG30
Reported as
Piper PA25235
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
417 total4 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine failed during cruise and aircraft crashed and burned during attempted emergency landing.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FAILED DURING CRUISE AND AIRCRAFT CRASHED AND BURNED DURING ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING.

NTSB investigation

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