19841011075822A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Morgantown, NC · October 11, 1984

Date
October 11, 1984 · 18:00 local
Place
Morgantown, NC
Airport
Silver Creek
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Midair collision, second aircraft
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2553A
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL85FA007
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
18 total18 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Turning to a normal downwind, was struck by N32828. Sun may have obscured pilots vision.

As the FAA filed it

TURNING TO A NORMAL DOWNWIND, WAS STRUCK BY N32828. SUN MAY HAVE OBSCURED PILOTS VISION.

NTSB investigation

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Other aircraft in the event · 1

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