19830102000239A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Beaufort, SC · January 2, 1983

Date
January 2, 1983 · 10:28 local
Place
Beaufort, SC
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8066P
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL83FA081
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Reported engine
Lycoming O540A1D5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
1,058 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Attitude gyro failed and pilot was unable to maintain controlled flight in instrument weather conditions.

As the FAA filed it

ATTITUDE GYRO FAILED AND PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROLLED FLIGHT IN INSTRUMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N8066P · 1

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