19831119059469A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA28161 · Dexter, MI · November 19, 1983

Date
November 19, 1983 · 04:26 local
Place
Dexter, MI
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8162D
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI84FA049
Reported as
Piper PA28161
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D3G
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
83 total83 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 continued into deteriorating weather conditions. Crash occurred in wooded area in almost vertical impact.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT CONTINUED INTO DETERIORATING WEATHER CONDITIONS. CRASH OCCURRED IN WOODED AREA IN ALMOST VERTICAL IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

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