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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper J5A · Raeford, NC · September 8, 1994

Date
September 8, 1994 · 15:29 local
Place
Raeford, NC
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N31172
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL94LA170
Reported as
Piper J5A
Reported engine
Continental C858
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,000 total

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.

Low on final for airstrip. Aborted to miss a truck. Stalled in steep climbing turn. Crashed and burned.

As the FAA filed it

LOW ON FINAL FOR AIRSTRIP. ABORTED TO MISS A TRUCK. STALLED IN STEEP CLIMBING TURN. CRASHED AND BURNED.

NTSB investigation

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