19840320008139A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-34-200T · Fletcher, NC · March 20, 1984

Date
March 20, 1984 · 22:05 local
Place
Fletcher, NC
Airport
Asheville
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8300T
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL84FA126
Reported as
Piper PA34200T
Reported engine
Continental LTSIO360EB
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
4,075 total131 in this make and model92 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.

Indicated pilot turned off left mags instead of landing lights on climbout. Did not clean up. Landed in trees.

As the FAA filed it

INDICATED PILOT TURNED OFF LEFT MAGS INSTEAD OF LANDING LIGHTS ON CLIMBOUT. DID NOT CLEAN UP. LANDED IN 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.