19830320010549A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Crossville, TN · March 20, 1983

Date
March 20, 1983 · 17:00 local
Place
Crossville, TN
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9600W
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL83FA140
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,850 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.

Flew into side of a cloud obscured mountain trying to remain VFR in IMC.pilot was advised of deteriorating weather.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO SIDE OF A CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAIN TRYING TO REMAIN VFR IN IMC.PILOT WAS ADVISED OF DETERIORATING WEATHER.

NTSB investigation

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