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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper STCPA12 · Sanger, TX · July 3, 1989

Date
July 3, 1989 · 16:45 local
Place
Sanger, TX
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3353M
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW89FA127
Reported as
Piper STCPA12
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
18,250 total7 in this make and model147 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.

Climbed out nose high, began a turn and entered a flat spin to ground impact. Temperature 80.

As the FAA filed it

CLIMBED OUT NOSE HIGH, BEGAN A TURN AND ENTERED A FLAT SPIN TO GROUND IMPACT. TEMPERATURE 80.

NTSB investigation

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