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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-260 · Philadelphia, PA · December 28, 1980

Date
December 28, 1980 · 17:41 local
Place
Philadelphia, PA
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Missed Approach IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3694W
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC81FA017
Reported as
Piper PA32260
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,079 total280 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.

Crashed into river beyond departure end of runway on missed approach. Ceiling & visibility near zero, crash area.

As the FAA filed it

CRASHED INTO RIVER BEYOND DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY ON MISSED APPROACH. CEILING & VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO, CRASH AREA.

NTSB investigation

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