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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA60601P · Savannah, GA · February 17, 1996

Date
February 17, 1996 · 21:30 local
Place
Savannah, GA
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N956AF
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA96LA175
Reported as
Piper PA60601P
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540S1A5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
9,850 total

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What happened

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

Became missing on overwater flight. Reported headache prior flight. Reported dizzy blind to ATC. Prior seizures.

As the FAA filed it

BECAME MISSING ON OVERWATER FLIGHT. REPORTED HEADACHE PRIOR FLIGHT. REPORTED DIZZY BLIND TO ATC. PRIOR SEIZURES.

NTSB investigation

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