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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-260 · Sebastian, FL · June 5, 1983

Date
June 5, 1983 · 18:20 local
Place
Sebastian, FL
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4724S
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA83FA152
Reported as
Piper PA32260
Reported engine
Lycoming O540E4B5
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
5
Pilot’s flight hours
200 total43 in this make and model30 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 a line of thunderstorms. Lost control trying to make a 180. Struck water nose down wing low inverted.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOST CONTROL TRYING TO MAKE A 180. STRUCK WATER NOSE DOWN WING LOW INVERTED.

NTSB investigation

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