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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-34-200T · Roanoke, VA · March 27, 1983

Date
March 27, 1983 · 11:54 local
Place
Roanoke, VA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5885V
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL83FA145
Reported as
Piper PA34200T
Reported engine
Continental TSIO360E
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
4
Pilot’s flight hours
1,036 total102 in this make and model52 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.

Lost control trying to return to airport on a missed approach under a 200 foot broken ceiling. Hit trees, wires.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL TRYING TO RETURN TO AIRPORT ON A MISSED APPROACH UNDER A 200 FOOT BROKEN CEILING. HIT TREES, WIRES.

NTSB investigation

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