19871212070099A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-260 · Moultrie, GA · December 12, 1987

Date
December 12, 1987 · 12:55 local
Place
Moultrie, GA
Airport
Moultrie Municipal
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3632W
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL88FA060
Reported as
Piper PA32260
Reported engine
Lycoming O540E4B5
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
393 total335 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.

Flew into fog,rain and clouds. VFR pilot lost control trying to turn around. Aircraft broke up from overstress.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO FOG,RAIN AND CLOUDS. VFR PILOT LOST CONTROL TRYING TO TURN AROUND. AIRCRAFT BROKE UP FROM OVERSTRESS.

NTSB investigation

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