19831213061109A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-260 · Mcdonald, TN · December 13, 1983

Date
December 13, 1983 · 08:50 local
Place
Mcdonald, TN
Airport
Lovell
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8981P
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL84FA064
Reported as
Piper PA24260
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540D4A5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,520 total710 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.

Flew into trees near the crest of a cloud obscured mountain. Intentions were to stay under cloud deck over highway.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO TREES NEAR THE CREST OF A CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAIN. INTENTIONS WERE TO STAY UNDER CLOUD DECK OVER HIGHWAY.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N8981P · 1

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