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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-31P · Wilmington, NC · July 11, 1981

Date
July 11, 1981 · 15:13 local
Place
Wilmington, NC
Airport
New Hanover
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7318L
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL81FA094
Reported as
Piper PA31P
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,453 total0 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.

Flew into trees on VOR approach to airport. Thunderstorms in area. Stall warning heard on open microphone.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO TREES ON VOR APPROACH TO AIRPORT. THUNDERSTORMS IN AREA. STALL WARNING HEARD ON OPEN MICROPHONE.

NTSB investigation

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