19890506011029A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Livingston, MT · May 6, 1989

Date
May 6, 1989 · 19:40 local
Place
Livingston, MT
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7296J
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN89FA117
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
215 total10 in this make and model6 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.

Struck trees while buzzing camp grounds of fellow rotc cadets. Area was hilly mountain terrain.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK TREES WHILE BUZZING CAMP GROUNDS OF FELLOW ROTC CADETS. AREA WAS HILLY MOUNTAIN TERRAIN.

NTSB investigation

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