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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech T-34B · Newcastle, IN · May 31, 1981

Date
May 31, 1981 · 12:15 local
Place
Newcastle, IN
Airport
Henry Co
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N74195
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI81FA061
Reported as
Beech T34B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
400 total40 in this make and model1 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 wires. Crashed and burned while engaged in low-level acrobatics.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK WIRES. CRASHED AND BURNED WHILE ENGAGED IN LOW-LEVEL ACROBATICS.

NTSB investigation

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