19891128047429A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-260 · Coventry, CT · November 28, 1989

Date
November 28, 1989 · 05:50 local
Place
Coventry, CT
Phase of flight
Scud Running
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3309W
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC90FA036
Reported as
Piper PA32260
Reported engine
Lycoming O540E4B5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1

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What happened

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

Rain and fog. Felt need to go due to job. Rain fog near zero in crash area. Spatial spiral dive.

As the FAA filed it

RAIN AND FOG. FELT NEED TO GO DUE TO JOB. RAIN FOG NEAR ZERO IN CRASH AREA. SPATIAL SPIRAL DIVE.

NTSB investigation

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