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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Offerman, GA · August 14, 1987

Date
August 14, 1987 · 18:45 local
Place
Offerman, GA
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N55649
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL87FA230
Reported as
Piper PA28R200
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360C1C
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total200 in this make and model

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What happened

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

Buzzed a field at 10 feet AGL near a friend's house. A wing was severed by a tree on pullup. Impacted vertically.

As the FAA filed it

BUZZED A FIELD AT 10 FEET AGL NEAR A FRIEND'S HOUSE. A WING WAS SEVERED BY A TREE ON PULLUP. IMPACTED VERTICALLY.

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 N55649 · 1

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