19880118000599A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Barnardsville, NC · January 18, 1988

Date
January 18, 1988 · 15:40 local
Place
Barnardsville, NC
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N55WP
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL88FA081
Reported as
Piper PA28R200
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360C1C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
970 total54 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Plane broke up in flight. Was seen to pitch up vertical. Pilot report trim problem but none verified post accident.

As the FAA filed it

PLANE BROKE UP IN FLIGHT. WAS SEEN TO PITCH UP VERTICAL. PILOT REPORT TRIM PROBLEM BUT NONE VERIFIED POST ACCIDENT.

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 N55WP · 1

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