19871213070089A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-135 · Geneva, AL · December 13, 1987

Date: December 13, 1987 · 16:50 local
Place: Geneva, AL
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N3512A
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA88FA063
Reported as: Piper PA22135
Reported engine: Lycoming O290D2
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 100 total50 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N3512ARegistration cancelled May 8, 2015 · Piper PA-22-135S/N 22-1784 · Built 1953 Airframe modelPiper PA-22-135 Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series4 cycle

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What happened

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

Witness saw aircraft buzzing a field 12 feet AGL.aircraft collided with tall pine trees on pull up. Drugs detected.

As the FAA filed it

WITNESS SAW AIRCRAFT BUZZING A FIELD 12 FEET AGL.AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TALL PINE TREES ON PULL UP. DRUGS DETECTED.

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 MIA88FA063Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportGeneva, ALPrior to the acdnt, a witness saw the acft flying across an open field at a very low alt. Subsequently, it collided with the tops of several pine trees at about 90 to 95 ft AGL, then it crashed to the ground. No preimpact part failure or malfunction was…Dec 13, 1987 · Destroyed