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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 411 · Aiken, SC · November 20, 1982

Date
November 20, 1982 · 18:17 local
Place
Aiken, SC
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N544JW
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL83FA040
Reported as
Cessna 411
Reported engine
Continental GTSIO520C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
800 total0 in this make and model0 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.

Reported no approach plate. Made erratic approach. Circled field then crashed into trees 4 miles west. Burned.

As the FAA filed it

REPORTED NO APPROACH PLATE. MADE ERRATIC APPROACH. CIRCLED FIELD THEN CRASHED INTO TREES 4 MILES WEST. BURNED.

NTSB investigation

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