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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-36-300 · Lorenzo, TX · August 23, 1984

Date
August 23, 1984 · 17:30 local
Place
Lorenzo, TX
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2397Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW84LA365
Reported as
Piper PA36300
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 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.

Dived into the ground during a procedure turn around. May have stalled. Control problem blamed but not verified.

As the FAA filed it

DIVED INTO THE GROUND DURING A PROCEDURE TURN AROUND.MAY HAVE STALLED. CONTROL PROBLEM BLAMED BUT NOT VERIFIED.

NTSB investigation

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