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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Tuscaloosa, AL · August 18, 1996

Date
August 18, 1996 · 18:59 local
Place
Tuscaloosa, AL
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4405E
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL96LA121
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
173 total18 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Collided with police antenna during search for friends home at unsafe low altitude. Regained control returned to tcl

As the FAA filed it

COLLIDED WITH POLICE ANTENNA DURING SEARCH FOR FRIENDS HOME AT UNSAFE LOW ALTITUDE.REGAINED CONTROL RETURNED TO TCL

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N4405E · 1

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