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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Pittsburg, KS · August 29, 1996

Date
August 29, 1996 · 00:30 local
Place
Pittsburg, KS
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N47558
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI96LA319
Reported as
Piper PA28161
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D3G
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
92 total11 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Flew into ground circling his home at night. Failed to note loss of altitude. Impacted terrace in pasture.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO GROUND CIRCLING HIS HOME AT NIGHT. FAILED TO NOTE LOSS OF ALTITUDE. IMPACTED TERRACE IN PASTURE.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N47558 · 1

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