19821202061069A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Douglas, AZ · December 2, 1982

Date
December 2, 1982 · 03:20 local
Place
Douglas, AZ
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N55118
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX83FUJ04
Reported as
Piper PA32300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1A5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 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.

Aircraft crashed in what witnesses described as diving into ground. Pilots blood alcohol was 228MG per cent.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN WHAT WITNESSES DESCRIBED AS DIVING INTO GROUND. PILOTS BLOOD ALCOHOL WAS 228MG PER CENT.

NTSB investigation

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