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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA32300 · Bruce, WI · October 19, 1984

Date: October 19, 1984 · 19:40 local
Place: Bruce, WI
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N2898D
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI85FA020
Reported as: Piper PA32300
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540K1G5
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,600 total0 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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After circling lighted field at low altitude flew into rising terrain.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER CIRCLING LIGHTED FIELD AT LOW ALTITUDE FLEW INTO RISING TERRAIN.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CHI85FA020Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportBruce, WIThe acft crashed into a heavily wooded area during a x-country personal flight. Witnesses observed the acft circle the lighted football field at atlanta, WI, at an altitude low enough that they feared the acft would hit trees in the vicinity. At this time the…Oct 20, 1984 · Destroyed