19840427014559A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-260 · Maynardville, TN · April 27, 1984

Date
April 27, 1984 · 18:00 local
Place
Maynardville, TN
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5502J
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL84FA151
Reported as
Piper PA32260
Reported engine
Lycoming O540E4B5
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
4
Pilot’s flight hours
134 total3 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.

Witnesses observed aircraft exiting through cloud bases and then saw aircraft breaking apart.

As the FAA filed it

WITNESSES OBSERVED AIRCRAFT EXITING THROUGH CLOUD BASES AND THEN SAW AIRCRAFT BREAKING APART.

NTSB investigation

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