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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA28235 · Rion, SC · September 1, 1985

Date
September 1, 1985 · 17:40 local
Place
Rion, SC
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9340W
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL85FA266
Reported as
Piper PA28235
Reported engine
Lycoming O540B4B5
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
125 total125 in this make and model10 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.

Sustained inflight airframe breakup while climbing in an area of thunderstorms and rain showers.

As the FAA filed it

SUSTAINED INFLIGHT AIRFRAME BREAKUP WHILE CLIMBING IN AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS AND RAIN SHOWERS.

NTSB investigation

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