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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Valdosta, GA · December 12, 1980

Date
December 12, 1980 · 18:00 local
Place
Valdosta, GA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9115J
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL81FA028
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total0 in this make and model0 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.

Airplane dived into ground en route on night flight. Pilot had drunk alcohol. Pilot's last will in wreckage.

As the FAA filed it

AIRPLANE DIVED INTO GROUND EN ROUTE ON NIGHT FLIGHT. PILOT HAD DRUNK ALCOHOL. PILOT'S LAST WILL IN WRECKAGE.

NTSB investigation

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