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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Milford, UT · April 14, 1988

Date
April 14, 1988 · 15:26 local
Place
Milford, UT
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3850M
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN88FA096
Reported as
Piper PA28161
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
167 total81 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.

Airframe failure in flight. Indicates pilot entered a high level storm cloud. Lost control and exceeded load limits

As the FAA filed it

AIRFRAME FAILURE IN FLIGHT. INDICATES PILOT ENTERED A HIGH LEVEL STORM CLOUD. LOST CONTROL AND EXCEEDED LOAD LIMITS

NTSB investigation

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