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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Barber Island, GA · May 31, 1996

Date
May 31, 1996
Place
Barber Island, GA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6351W
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA96LA147
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

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Encountered a strong gust of wind on approach, lost control, struck a tree near the runway.

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED A STRONG GUST OF WIND ON APPROACH, LOST CONTROL, STRUCK A TREE NEAR THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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