19851023052959A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA34220T · Hamilton, AL · October 23, 1985

Date
October 23, 1985 · 16:15 local
Place
Hamilton, AL
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8132L
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL86FA010
Reported as
Piper PA34220T
Reported engine
Continental TSIO360KB
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
770 total0 in this make and model0 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.

Judgement impaired by alcohol. Flew into area of severe turbulence and thunderstorms. Inflight airframe failure.

As the FAA filed it

JUDGEMENT IMPAIRED BY ALCOHOL. FLEW INTO AREA OF SEVERE TURBULENCE AND THUNDERSTORMS. INFLIGHT AIRFRAME FAILURE.

NTSB investigation

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