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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Winston Salem, NC · July 22, 1988

Date
July 22, 1988 · 21:21 local
Place
Winston Salem, NC
Airport
Smith Reynolds
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7942N
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL88FA219
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4A
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
4
Pilot’s flight hours
160 total32 in this make and model15 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.

Stalled and spun into a building during climbout. Was concerned about being over gross weight but departed anyway.

As the FAA filed it

STALLED AND SPUN INTO A BUILDING DURING CLIMBOUT. WAS CONCERNED ABOUT BEING OVER GROSS WEIGHT BUT DEPARTED ANYWAY.

NTSB investigation

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