19880403008109A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32R-301T · Middlesboro, KY · April 3, 1988

Date
April 3, 1988 · 16:45 local
Place
Middlesboro, KY
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8171P
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL88FA136
Reported as
Piper PA32R301T
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540S1AD
People aboard
7
Fatal injuries
7
Pilot’s flight hours
852 total446 in this make and model19 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

VFR pilot flying in IFR weather hit mountain side in steep left turn. Weather briefing warned VFR not recommended.

As the FAA filed it

VFR PILOT FLYING IN IFR WEATHER HIT MOUNTAIN SIDE IN STEEP LEFT TURN. WEATHER BRIEFING WARNED VFR NOT RECOMMENDED.

NTSB investigation

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