19850915047769A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · What Cheer, IA · September 15, 1985

Date
September 15, 1985 · 19:40 local
Place
What Cheer, IA
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8262U
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC85FA217
Reported as
Piper PA28181
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4M
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
157 total127 in this make and model7 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.

Became disoriented and hallucinated. Aircraft struck trees. Had past medical problems. Hypoglycemia possible.

As the FAA filed it

BECAME DISORIENTED AND HALLUCINATED. AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES. HAD PAST MEDICAL PROBLEMS. HYPOGLYCEMIA POSSIBLE.

NTSB investigation

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