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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper J5A · Carrabelle, FL · August 22, 1981

Date
August 22, 1981 · 15:10 local
Place
Carrabelle, FL
Airport
Carrabelle
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N41220
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA81FA107
Reported as
Piper J5A
Reported engine
Continental C908F
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Owner took off on a demo flight. Pulled up in a steep skidding turn, stalled. Dived into ground. High alcohol level

As the FAA filed it

OWNER TOOK OFF ON A DEMO FLIGHT. PULLED UP IN A STEEP SKIDDING TURN, STALLED. DIVED INTO GROUND. HIGH ALCOHOL LEVEL

NTSB investigation

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