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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Fremont, MI · November 13, 1980

Date
November 13, 1980 · 20:39 local
Place
Fremont, MI
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7956N
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI81FA006
Reported as
Piper PA28180
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
76 total16 in this make and model29 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Advised VFR not recommended. Departed, lost control on climbout. Observed spinning out of clouds to ground impact.

As the FAA filed it

ADVISED VFR NOT RECOMMENDED. DEPARTED, LOST CONTROL ON CLIMBOUT. OBSERVED SPINNING OUT OF CLOUDS TO GROUND IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

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