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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Arostr RX 8 · Canton, MS · July 4, 1996

Date: July 4, 1996 · 07:25 local
Place: Canton, MS
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7155N
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA96LA177
Reported as: Arostr RX8
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 290 total3 in the last 90 days

N7155NRegistration cancelled Oct 29, 1996 · Aerostar International RX 8S/N RX83248 Airframe modelAerostar International RX 8

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What happened

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

Collided with tower. Tore bag. Fell to ground. Blamed adverse winds.

As the FAA filed it

COLLIDED WITH TOWER. TORE BAG. FELL TO GROUND. BLAMED ADVERSE WINDS.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB MIA96LA177Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCanton, MSfailure of the pilot to maintain sufficient altitude and/or clearance from the tower.Jul 4, 1996 · Substantial damage