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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-235 · Salmon, ID · August 6, 1985

Date
August 6, 1985 · 17:30 local
Place
Salmon, ID
Airport
Cold Meadows
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4346T
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA85LA188
Reported as
Piper PA28235
Reported engine
Lycoming O540B4B5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
388 total376 in this make and model6 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.

Attempted go around after encountering updraft and crosswind at touchdown point. Impacted trees, aircraft burned.

As the FAA filed it

ATTEMPTED GO AROUND AFTER ENCOUNTERING UPDRAFT AND CROSSWIND AT TOUCHDOWN POINT. IMPACTED TREES, AIRCRAFT BURNED.

NTSB investigation

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