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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA60602P · Dayton, TN · September 14, 1984

Date
September 14, 1984 · 10:08 local
Place
Dayton, TN
Airport
Mark Anton
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6897L
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL84FA286
Reported as
Piper PA60602P
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540A1A5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,300 total0 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.

Pilot attempted to land VFR during poor visibility. Impacted ground in left turn toward runway threshold.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND VFR DURING POOR VISIBILITY. IMPACTED GROUND IN LEFT TURN TOWARD RUNWAY THRESHOLD.

NTSB investigation

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