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FAA accident report · Piper PA-20 · Claypool, IN · September 5, 1988

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Date
September 5, 1988 · 11:25 local
Place
Claypool, IN
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7791K
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI88FA203
Reported as
Piper PA20
Reported engine
Lycoming O290D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
190 total35 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N7791KRegistration cancelled Mar 22, 1989 · Piper PA-20S/N 20617Airframe modelPiper PA-20

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What happened

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

Buzzed area of parents home. Struck a lone high tree and spun into ground.

As the FAA filed it

BUZZED AREA OF PARENTS HOME. STRUCK A LONE HIGH TREE AND SPUN INTO GROUND.

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 CHI88FA203Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportClaypool, INPilot-in-command's failure to maintain a sufficient visual lookout and perform a pull up in time to avoid collision with a tree.Sep 5, 1988 · Destroyed