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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA22 · Sumatra, FL · September 6, 1981

Date
September 6, 1981 · 11:30 local
Place
Sumatra, FL
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N893A
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA81FA112
Reported as
Piper PA22
Reported engine
Lycoming O290D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
104 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.

Continued VFR into area of low ceiling and thunderstorms. Impact angle indicates loss of control of airplane.

As the FAA filed it

CONTINUED VFR INTO AREA OF LOW CEILING AND THUNDERSTORMS. IMPACT ANGLE INDICATES LOSS OF CONTROL OF AIRPLANE.

NTSB investigation

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