19890901033609A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Sanbornton, NH · September 1, 1989

Date
September 1, 1989 · 22:00 local
Place
Sanbornton, NH
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9334J
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC89LA207
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A3A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
634 total608 in this make and model18 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.

Took off into dark rainy night. Flew into clouds and rough air. Made 180. Lost control. Passenger was on controls.

As the FAA filed it

TOOK OFF INTO DARK RAINY NIGHT. FLEW INTO CLOUDS AND ROUGH AIR. MADE 180. LOST CONTROL. PASSENGER WAS ON CONTROLS.

NTSB investigation

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