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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA60601P · Wickenburg, AZ · July 23, 1982

Date
July 23, 1982 · 20:50 local
Place
Wickenburg, AZ
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3642T
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX82FA275
Reported as
Piper PA60601P
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540S1A5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
311 total49 in this make and model70 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.

Low time VFR pilot proceeded into area of severe weather. Lost control. Airframe separated in flight from overload.

As the FAA filed it

LOW TIME VFR PILOT PROCEEDED INTO AREA OF SEVERE WEATHER. LOST CONTROL. AIRFRAME SEPARATED IN FLIGHT FROM OVERLOAD.

NTSB investigation

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