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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA32260 · Lander, WY · August 4, 1986

Date
August 4, 1986 · 19:52 local
Place
Lander, WY
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3621W
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN86FA216
Reported as
Piper PA32260
Reported engine
Lycoming O540E4B5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
837 total472 in this make and model64 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.

Plane was unable to climb above terrain. Pilot failed to calculated density altitude or proper weight and balance.

As the FAA filed it

PLANE WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB ABOVE TERRAIN. PILOT FAILED TO CALCULATED DENSITY ALTITUDE OR PROPER WEIGHT AND BALANCE.

NTSB investigation

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