19810218004389A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32R-300 · Logansport, IN · February 18, 1981

Date
February 18, 1981 · 21:10 local
Place
Logansport, IN
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4341F
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI81FA027
Reported as
Piper PA32R300
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
822 total22 in this make and model16 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.

Struck tree while trying to make visual approach in near zero weather after canceling IFR VOR approach.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK TREE WHILE TRYING TO MAKE VISUAL APPROACH IN NEAR ZERO WEATHER AFTER CANCELING IFR VOR APPROACH.

NTSB investigation

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