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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA28181 · Marlin, TX · March 30, 1987

Date
March 30, 1987 · 12:57 local
Place
Marlin, TX
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8191V
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW87FA088
Reported as
Piper PA28181
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4M
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
9,144 total2,500 in this make and model352 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.

Wing separated from aircraft on low level pipeline patrol. Impacted in field. Spar fracture due to metal fatigue.

As the FAA filed it

WING SEPARATED FROM AIRCRAFT ON LOW LEVEL PIPELINE PATROL. IMPACTED IN FIELD. SPAR FRACTURE DUE TO METAL FATIGUE.

NTSB investigation

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