STATESBORO, GA, USA
N8288W
PIPER PA-28-180
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND AFTER ENCOUNTERING A DOWNDRAFT OVER A WOODED AREA AT ABOUT 500 FT AGL. THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE FLEW OUT TO OVERLOOK SOME LAND FROM THE AIR. TO AVOID AIR TRAFFIC IN THE LANDING PATTERN HE DROPPED DOWN TO ABOUT 550 FT AND MADE 2 CIRCLES AROUND THE LAND AFTER WHICH HE WAS TURNING TO ENTER DOWNWIND FOR LANDING WHEN HE OVERFLEW A WOODED AREA. AFTER SOME TURBULENCE THE ACFT STARTED SINKING. THE PLT ADDED POWER AND PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE. THE ACFT STALLED AND COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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