19850504016989A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper J3C-65 · Fredericksburg, TX · May 4, 1985

Date
May 4, 1985 · 13:00 local
Place
Fredericksburg, TX
Airport
Cameron
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N925TX
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW85LA210
Reported as
Piper J3C65
Reported engine
Continental A658
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
945 total23 in this make and model19 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.

Encountered downdraft while on low slow final approach in gusty conditions. Struck trees and impacted the ground.

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT WHILE ON LOW SLOW FINAL APPROACH IN GUSTY CONDITIONS. STRUCK TREES AND IMPACTED THE GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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