SYRACUSE, IN, USA
N8226W
PIPER PA-28-180
THE ACFT CRASHED INTO A LAKE WHILE MAKING A FAREWELL LOW PASS AT FRIENDS ON THE LAKESHORE. HE CAME OVER THE LAKE TOWARD HIS FRIENDS AT SUCH A LOW ALT THAT HE HAD TO PULL UP TO GET OVER THE TREES. HE COMMENCED A STEEP RT TURN WHICH PROGRESSED INTO A DESCENT WITH THE ACFT RT WING CONTACTING THE WATER, BEGINNING THE CRASH SEQUENCE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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