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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Ashland, AL · March 22, 1991

Date
March 22, 1991 · 07:45 local
Place
Ashland, AL
Phase of flight
Scud Running
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7523C
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL91FA069
Reported as
Piper PA28R200
Reported engine
Continental IO360CB
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
4
Pilot’s flight hours
208 total111 in this make and model22 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.

Flew into trees on a cloud obscured mountain. VFR not recommended for flight by fss.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO TREES ON A CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAIN. VFR NOT RECOMMENDED FOR FLIGHT BY FSS.

NTSB investigation

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