19820722033539A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Hartsburg, IL · July 22, 1982

Date
July 22, 1982 · 12:30 local
Place
Hartsburg, IL
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7304W
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI82FA266
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
173 total78 in this make and model10 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.

Aircraft was observed entering clouds then diving out of clouds until collision with ground.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED ENTERING CLOUDS THEN DIVING OUT OF CLOUDS UNTIL COLLISION WITH GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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