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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200 · Manning, SC · October 17, 1981

Date: October 17, 1981 · 02:45 local
Place: Manning, SC
Airport: Clarendon
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N43130
Reported as: Piper PA34200
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N43130Registered now · Piper PA-34-200S/N 34-7450180 · Built 1974 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200 Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Landed and taxied to ramp followed by us customs airplane. Taxied off ramp in a ditch. Fled scene. Illegal cargo.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED AND TAXIED TO RAMP FOLLOWED BY US CUSTOMS AIRPLANE. TAXIED OFF RAMP IN A DITCH. FLED SCENE. ILLEGAL CARGO.