19801214075899A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32R-300 · Hagarville, AR · December 14, 1980

Date
December 14, 1980 · 11:39 local
Place
Hagarville, AR
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N12ML
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW81FA017
Reported as
Piper PA32R300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1G5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,600 total18 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Lost power, struck trees while trying to land in a pasture. Engine swallowed a valve. Mayday call before crash.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER, STRUCK TREES WHILE TRYING TO LAND IN A PASTURE. ENGINE SWALLOWED A VALVE. MAYDAY CALL BEFORE CRASH.

NTSB investigation

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