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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Houghton, MI · July 8, 1993

Date
July 8, 1993 · 21:10 local
Place
Houghton, MI
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6279A
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI93FA247
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
6,290 total763 in this make and model127 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.

While making low pass over family home lost control and dived into ground left wing low. Lacked recent time.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE MAKING LOW PASS OVER FAMILY HOME LOST CONTROL AND DIVED INTO GROUND LEFT WING LOW. LACKED RECENT TIME.

NTSB investigation

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