19861206085759A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Petersburg, TX · December 6, 1986

Date
December 6, 1986 · 18:26 local
Place
Petersburg, TX
Airport
Lubbock International
Phase of flight
Initial Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4475F
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW87FA029
Reported as
Piper PA28R200
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360C1C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
850 total401 in this make and model38 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 aircraft hit the ground out of control. Suspect VFR pilot became disoriented or had a medical problem.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND OUT OF CONTROL. SUSPECT VFR PILOT BECAME DISORIENTED OR HAD A MEDICAL PROBLEM.

NTSB investigation

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