20210714013279A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Muscatine, IA · July 14, 2021

Date
July 14, 2021 · 12:30 local
Place
Muscatine, IA
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2801T
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN21FA320
Reported as
Piper PA-28-180
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
226 total178 in this make and model9 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.

On July 14, 2021, ATC observed on radar, N2801T flying into a weather cell before abruptly dropping off radar.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 14, 2021, ATC OBSERVED ON RADAR, N2801T FLYING INTO A WEATHER CELL BEFORE ABRUPTLY DROPPING OFF RADAR.

NTSB investigation

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