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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Casper, WY · August 23, 1981

Date
August 23, 1981 · 09:10 local
Place
Casper, WY
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8415N
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN81FA061
Reported as
Piper PA28161
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D3G
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
212 total46 in this make and model3 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 open pit mine. Struck high voltage wires and wall of mine. Pilot's alcohol level in euphoria range.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO OPEN PIT MINE. STRUCK HIGH VOLTAGE WIRES AND WALL OF MINE. PILOT'S ALCOHOL LEVEL IN EUPHORIA RANGE.

NTSB investigation

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