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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Manchester, OH · August 12, 1984

Date
August 12, 1984 · 17:15 local
Place
Manchester, OH
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3573C
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI84LA337
Reported as
Piper PA28161
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D3G
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
64 total30 in this make and model26 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft wing struck tree during low pass over airport when passenger moved and struck control wheel.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WING STRUCK TREE DURING LOW PASS OVER AIRPORT WHEN PASSENGER MOVED AND STRUCK CONTROL WHEEL.

NTSB investigation

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