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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA32301 · Brooksville, FL · February 27, 1983

Date
February 27, 1983 · 23:17 local
Place
Brooksville, FL
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N28216
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA83FA082
Reported as
Piper PA32301
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1G5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
3,934 total1,300 in this make and model360 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.

Severe forecast turbulence and windshear in area. Airframe failed inflight due to excessive overloads.

As the FAA filed it

SEVERE FORECAST TURBULENCE AND WINDSHEAR IN AREA. AIRFRAME FAILED INFLIGHT DUE TO EXCESSIVE OVERLOADS.

NTSB investigation

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