19811119078759A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Pat PAT-1 · Matthews, VA · November 19, 1981

Date
November 19, 1981 · 11:15 local
Place
Matthews, VA
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N15PT
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL82AA019
Reported as
Pat PAT1
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D1D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,084 total70 in this make and model38 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.

Indicates structural failure prior to crash. Had bad stall characteristics. Fuel leak in wing had melted fiberglass

As the FAA filed it

INDICATES STRUCTURAL FAILURE PRIOR TO CRASH. HAD BAD STALL CHARACTERISTICS. FUEL LEAK IN WING HAD MELTED FIBERGLASS

NTSB investigation

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