- Date
- December 24, 1982, 13:40 local (18:40 UTC)
- Place
- Cleveland, SC
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9327NPiper PA-28R-200
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 24, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821224066879A
- Case key
- 70281
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated he was VFR on top of a broken cloud layer & decided to descend through an opening. After descending clear of the clouds he was in a pass with hills on each side & not enough room to turn around. He continued north along the highway hoping the pass would widen. As the highway started over a hill the acft entered a cloud. The plt executed a steep turn & had almost completed the 180 when he saw that he was going to crash into the trees.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9327N
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R-200
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R35027
- Airframe hours
- 2,087
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-C1C, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Curtis Marsh
- Registered owner
- Curtis Marsh
- Departed
- C · Sarasota, FL
- Destination
- C · Asheville, NC
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 164 total · 153 in this make and model · 139 as pilot in command · 44 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 900 ft broken
- Temperature
- 127 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N9327N · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.