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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA42 · Charlotte, NC · June 28, 1985

Date
June 28, 1985 · 01:48 local
Place
Charlotte, NC
Airport
Douglas Municipal
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N542TW
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL85FA197
Reported as
Piper PA42
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A41
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
9,000 total1,000 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Hit tree, utility pole then ground in low, fast turn to final. Pilot noted for fast steep turns in traffic pattern.

As the FAA filed it

HIT TREE, UTILITY POLE THEN GROUND IN LOW, FAST TURN TO FINAL. PILOT NOTED FOR FAST STEEP TURNS IN TRAFFIC PATTERN.

NTSB investigation

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