News from April 1959
The Feb. 16 crash near Lock Haven, Pa., of the prototype Piper Aztec that claimed the life of test pilot Robert Piggott occurred after the tail parted from the aircraft during a high-speed dive during FAA certification testing. Piper reports it has fixed the problem generating the flutter that...
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