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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Reed, OK · August 11, 1984

Date
August 11, 1984 · 15:30 local
Place
Reed, OK
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3233Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW84FA344
Reported as
Piper PA28161
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D3G
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
79 total5 in this make and model60 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.

Took off in rain, flew south towards area of thunderstorms and low ceiling. Inflight airframe failure.

As the FAA filed it

TOOK OFF IN RAIN, FLEW SOUTH TOWARDS AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS AND LOW CEILING. INFLIGHT AIRFRAME FAILURE.

NTSB investigation

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