19831208060129A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA28140 · Prospectville, PA · December 8, 1983

Date
December 8, 1983 · 09:15 local
Place
Prospectville, PA
Airport
Turner
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1412X
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC84LA049
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E3D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
19 total19 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.

Student pilot leveled off too high, wing dropped and directional control was lost causing crash into trees.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT LEVELED OFF TOO HIGH, WING DROPPED AND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST CAUSING CRASH INTO TREES.

NTSB investigation

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