Accident Piper PA-28R-201 N47887,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 39810
 
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Date:Friday 3 April 1987
Time:10:27
Type:Silhouette image of generic P28R model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-28R-201
Owner/operator:Joel Hunter
Registration: N47887
MSN: 28R-7837012
Total airframe hrs:2160 hours
Engine model:LYCOMING IO-360-C1C6
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Rhine, GA -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Daytona Beach, FL
Destination airport:Memphis, TN
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
THE NON-INSTRUMENTED RATED PLT CONTINUED INTO AN AREA OF KNOWN WX CONDITIONS. THE LEFT WING SEPARATED IN FLIGHT. FAILURE OF IT WAS TYPICAL OF OVERLOAD FRACTURES. THE WRECKAGE WAS SCATTERED OVER AN AREA ABOUT 3500 FEET LONG AND 200 FEET WIDE. CAUSE:

Sources:

NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X30572

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Oct-2008 10:30 ASN archive Added
21-Dec-2016 19:23 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]

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