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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA32300 · Falmouth, MA · July 9, 1981

Date
July 9, 1981 · 09:15 local
Place
Falmouth, MA
Airport
Falmouth
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N947ET
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC81FNA20
Reported as
Piper PA32300
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,054 total465 in this make and model61 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 leveled off too high. Stalled aircraft about eight feet above runway.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LEVELED OFF TOO HIGH. STALLED AIRCRAFT ABOUT EIGHT FEET ABOVE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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