Aviation Accident Summary ATL87FA104

RHINE, GA, USA

Aircraft #1

N47887

PIPER PA-28R-201

Analysis

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.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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