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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA28R200 · Ravenna, OH · September 6, 1985

Date
September 6, 1985 · 14:22 local
Place
Ravenna, OH
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N55024
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI85FA368
Reported as
Piper PA28R200
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360C1C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
100 total32 in this make and model13 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.

Inflight airframe failure following loss of control while flying in the clouds. Pilot was not instrument rated.

As the FAA filed it

INFLIGHT AIRFRAME FAILURE FOLLOWING LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE FLYING IN THE CLOUDS. PILOT WAS NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.

NTSB investigation

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