19860924046199A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Harvard, NE · September 24, 1986

Date
September 24, 1986 · 00:30 local
Place
Harvard, NE
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7744N
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC86FA195
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
65 total15 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.

The plane impacted the ground out of control. Suspect the fatigued VFR pilot became disoriented. Weather a factor.

As the FAA filed it

THE PLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND OUT OF CONTROL. SUSPECT THE FATIGUED VFR PILOT BECAME DISORIENTED. WEATHER A FACTOR.

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 N7744N · 1

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