19851205077449A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Selinsgrove, PA · December 5, 1985

Date
December 5, 1985 · 15:14 local
Place
Selinsgrove, PA
Airport
Penn Valley
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N652FL
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC86FA048
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
119 total21 in this make and model40 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.

Aircraft struck powerlines. Pilot was flying at a low altitude near his house. Aircraft impacted ground.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWERLINES. PILOT WAS FLYING AT A LOW ALTITUDE NEAR HIS HOUSE. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N652FL · 2

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