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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-30 · Dayton, TN · March 8, 1990

Date
March 8, 1990 · 09:48 local
Place
Dayton, TN
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7123Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL90FA074
Reported as
Piper PA30
Reported engine
Lycoming IO320B1B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
6,313 total1,770 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Vertical impact into river. Report autopilot malfunction. Had prior pitch trim trouble. Chlorpheniramine-0.3MG/KG

As the FAA filed it

VERTICAL IMPACT INTO RIVER. REPORT AUTOPILOT MALFUNCTION. HAD PRIOR PITCH TRIM TROUBLE. CHLORPHENIRAMINE-0.3MG/KG

NTSB investigation

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