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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-160 · Selingsgrove, PA · August 28, 1987

Date: August 28, 1987 · 17:45 local
Place: Selingsgrove, PA
Airport: Penn Valley Airport
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N4003P
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC87FA241
Reported as: Piper PA23160
Reported engine: Lycoming O320*
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 3
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,596 total

N4003PRegistration cancelled May 17, 1990 · Piper PA-23-160S/N 231478 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-160

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What happened

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

Stalled and spun in while banking steeply on takeoff.

As the FAA filed it

STALLED AND SPUN IN WHILE BANKING STEEPLY ON TAKEOFF.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB NYC87FA241Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportSelinsgrove, PAThe pilot was conducting a demonstration flight in an overweight aircraft in conditions of low ceilings and fog. After a touch and go landing the aircraft stalled during the takeoff then collided with the ground. Exam of the wreckage did not disclose any…Aug 28, 1987 · Destroyed