19800927048399A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech T-34B · Giddings, TX · September 27, 1980

Date
September 27, 1980 · 10:20 local
Place
Giddings, TX
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N46939
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW80FA124
Reported as
Beech T34B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
322 total61 in this make and model32 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.

VFR pilot lost control of airplane in IMC. Airframe parts separated in flight due to tension overloads.

As the FAA filed it

VFR PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRPLANE IN IMC. AIRFRAME PARTS SEPARATED IN FLIGHT DUE TO TENSION OVERLOADS.

NTSB investigation

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