19810816049749A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Northport, AL · August 16, 1981

Date
August 16, 1981 · 14:30 local
Place
Northport, AL
Airport
Tuscaloosa Municipal
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4529X
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL81DKJ32
Reported as
Piper PA32300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,116 total1 in this make and model58 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Flew into thunderstorm trying to land at airport. Lost control on go-around attempt. Struck hangar & parked airplanes

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO THUNDERSTORM TRYING TO LAND AT AIRPORT.LOST CONTROL ON GO-AROUND ATTEMPT.STRUCK HANGAR & PARKED AIRPLANES

NTSB investigation

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