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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Alamosa, CO · May 12, 1981

Date
May 12, 1981 · 22:00 local
Place
Alamosa, CO
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9511C
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN81FTE36
Reported as
Piper PA28161
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
89 total25 in this make and model32 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.

Pilot attempted night cross-country during inclement weather and crashed into mountain in snow-storm.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ATTEMPTED NIGHT CROSS-COUNTRY DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER AND CRASHED INTO MOUNTAIN IN SNOW-STORM.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N9511C · 1

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