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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Hartleton, PA · July 16, 1989

Date
July 16, 1989 · 11:58 local
Place
Hartleton, PA
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6206P
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC89FA167
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Reported engine
Lycoming O540A1C5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
4,419 total24 in this make and model32 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Appears entered squall line,lost control in microburst. Airframe failure and crash. Observed spinning prior crash.

As the FAA filed it

APPEARS ENTERED SQUALL LINE,LOST CONTROL IN MICROBURST.AIRFRAME FAILURE AND CRASH. OBSERVED SPINNING PRIOR CRASH.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N6206P · 1

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