19841223067609A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA32300 · Billings, MT · December 23, 1984

Date
December 23, 1984 · 11:18 local
Place
Billings, MT
Airport
Logan International
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2024M
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN85FA048
Reported as
Piper PA32300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1G5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
362 total82 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.

VFR pilot filed IFR under anothers name. Took off in low IFR weather, lost control. Inflight airframe failure.

As the FAA filed it

VFR PILOT FILED IFR UNDER ANOTHERS NAME. TOOK OFF IN LOW IFR WEATHER, LOST CONTROL. INFLIGHT AIRFRAME FAILURE.

NTSB investigation

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