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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-201 · Rhine, GA · April 3, 1987

Date
April 3, 1987 · 10:27 local
Place
Rhine, GA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N47887
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL87FA104
Reported as
Piper PA28R201
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360C1C6
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,650 total

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

In flight structual separation of left outboard wing panel. VFR pilot operating in IFR conditions.

As the FAA filed it

IN FLIGHT STRUCTUAL SEPARATION OF LEFT OUTBOARD WING PANEL. VFR PILOT OPERATING IN IFR CONDITIONS.

NTSB investigation

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