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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA32260 · Bradley, SC · February 28, 1982

Date
February 28, 1982 · 14:45 local
Place
Bradley, SC
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N38540
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL82FA066
Reported as
Piper PA32260
Reported engine
Lycoming O540E4B5
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
134 total1 in this make and model4 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.

VFR pilot lost control in IMC. A portion of right wing failed in flight. No weather check. Adverse weather forecast

As the FAA filed it

VFR PILOT LOST CONTROL IN IMC. A PORTION OF RIGHT WING FAILED IN FLIGHT. NO WEATHER CHECK. ADVERSE WEATHER FORECAST

NTSB investigation

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