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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Ville Platte, LA · August 12, 1983

Date
August 12, 1983 · 09:35 local
Place
Ville Platte, LA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N21537
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW83FA373
Reported as
Piper PA28181
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4M
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
209 total5 in this make and model5 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.

Aircraft was observed in the vicinity of thunderstorm with right wing separating from aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED IN THE VICINITY OF THUNDERSTORM WITH RIGHT WING SEPARATING FROM AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

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