19830911047799A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Parten P.68C · Plainview, TX · September 11, 1983

Date
September 11, 1983 · 14:25 local
Place
Plainview, TX
Airport
Hale Co
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N29561
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW83FA424
Reported as
Parten P68C
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A1B6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
15,250 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.

Pilot overstressed aircraft and wings separated just outboard of engine nacelles during aerobatic maneuver.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT OVERSTRESSED AIRCRAFT AND WINGS SEPARATED JUST OUTBOARD OF ENGINE NACELLES DURING AEROBATIC MANEUVER.

NTSB investigation

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