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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28RT-201T · Spring Lake, NC · October 16, 1991

Date
October 16, 1991 · 10:14 local
Place
Spring Lake, NC
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N83027
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL92FA008
Reported as
Piper PA28RT201T
Reported engine
Continental TSIO360FB
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
926 total796 in this make and model

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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 clouds en route. Seen in high speed spiral dive. Leveled and broke up prior impact with wires and ground.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO CLOUDS EN ROUTE. SEEN IN HIGH SPEED SPIRAL DIVE. LEVELED AND BROKE UP PRIOR IMPACT WITH WIRES AND GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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