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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA38112 · Sonora, CA · May 1, 1981

Date
May 1, 1981 · 21:30 local
Place
Sonora, CA
Airport
Columbia
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2448B
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81FA083
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
87 total14 in this make and model23 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.

Aircraft crashed during night time within three miles of destination airport. Pilot could not recall any details.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING NIGHT TIME WITHIN THREE MILES OF DESTINATION AIRPORT. PILOT COULD NOT RECALL ANY DETAILS.

NTSB investigation

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