19870712083329A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3C-65 · Huntingdon, PA · July 12, 1987

Date
July 12, 1987 · 20:20 local
Place
Huntingdon, PA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N33576
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC87LA201
Reported as
Piper J3C65
Reported engine
Continental A658
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

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

Ran into low clouds thick haze in area of thunderstorms. Struck bleachers trying to land on a football field.

As the FAA filed it

RAN INTO LOW CLOUDS THICK HAZE IN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS. STRUCK BLEACHERS TRYING TO LAND ON A FOOTBALL FIELD.

NTSB investigation

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